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As part of the wave of optimistic Millerites, I was a newcomer to the NOW readers should be aware that city and full of hope for my adopted letter-writer Ian Tuck equates civilizahome. But seeing tion with socialism in the emergence of his idea of Ford Nation has the “combeen as baffling as How do we “get our city back” (NOW, mon good” it has been humMay 8-14)? Rob Ford didn’t elect Rob Enzo DiMatteo asks, “What is it in our (NOW, May bling.

Michael Hollett .....................................................................................@m_hollett Ford to office, Toronto did. The same system that’s so broken that people 8-14).

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And Alice in Toronto voted for [Rob] Ford, andKlein .................................................................................................@aliceklein a slippery really were the same city that gives Chicago a may still do so in significantSusan num- G. Cole .......................................................................................@susangcole rhetorical downtown-cenrun for its money in the corruption bers?” (NOW, May 8-14).

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Praising the film as “[Anything but] some sci-fi thriller” (read horror), he bestows five Ns because “it deals with big themes.”

Sorry, but horror films throughout the decades have dealt with alienation (Repulsion), charity (Let The Right One In) and the human condition (Invasion Of The Body Snatchers).

Much like self-important “auteurs” who can’t bring themselves to admit that “magic realism” is nothing more than a pretentious name for fantasy, Sumi would do well to remember that the drama, comedy, and documentary genres have churned out just as much crap as their B-movie counterparts – usually in a far more pretentious fashion.

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Nash the Slash, 1948-2014 Nash the Slash, the Toronto-based musician who performed with his face covered in surgical tape, died last weekend.

Born Jeff Plewman, he first hit the stage behind his mask in 1979 in the wake of the Three Mile Island

Heap’s ghost hangs over Ontario election

Late NDP MP Dan Heap (NOW, May 1-7) deserved a state funeral more than Jim Flaherty (NOW, April 17-23), their deaths coming weeks apart.

Matthew Behrens [in the sidebar to Ellie Kirzner’s obituary], reminds us that] Heap protested the Harris/ Flaherty “killer cuts” by pouring blood on the steps of the provincial legislature. Heap’s spirit will live on and inspire us to carry on his social justice.

What better opportunity than assuring that the upcoming provincial election defeats Tim Hudak, a Harris/Flaherty protege?

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The word on spoken word

I’m unsure exactly who in your organization is responsible for the nomination process for your Best Of Toronto Reader’s Poll. The spoken word nominees are mostly carryovers from last year.

Toronto has won the last two national team slam championships with poets Dwayne Morgan, Lishai, Ritallin, Patrick de Belen, Serafina, Optimus Rhyme, Philosofly, Kliggy and David Delisca. The fifth member of the 2013 championship team, IF (Ian French), just won the 2014 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam championship. Also, Dagmar Morgan was the most recent winner of the Toronto Slam Champions’ Cup, an annual GTA competition.

There are also amazing spoken word artists out of the Jane and Finch community, as well as collectives of young poets like R.I.S.E. Poetry Movement in Scarborough and Spoke N’ Heard in old Toronto. I would be happy to help you come up with a more representative list of nominees so that people who attend spoken word events feel like you know what you’re talking about when you ask for readers’ votes.

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disaster, warning that terrible things can happen in the nuclear age. Indie to the max, he founded one of Canada’s first independent labels (Cut-Throat Records), was one of the first to use a drum machine on an album, and sued Pepsi for appropriating his image. (He won, but got no dough for his efforts.)

The violinist, mandolin player and vocalist created a complex blend of new wave, New Age and punk rock with the progressive rock trio FM in the 70s and later as a solo artist.

He also composed soundtracks for silent films and collaborated with painter Robert Vanderhorst on a series fusing surrealistic visuals with Nash’s classic music stylings.

In 1998, he performed as part of Toronto’s Pride Week, announcing that he was gay.

When we talked to Nash for the cover story of our January 28, 1982 issue (nowtoronto.com/archives), he was in a bit of a funk. He’d just left the UK, where he was seen more as a novelty act than as a purveyor of innovative electronic music. He’d expected more attention after opening for the likes of Gary Numan and Iggy Pop and collaborating with Daniel Lanois.

But in his discussion of his music and its place in our city, the hyperarticulate Nash’s brilliance was on SUSAN G. COLE full display.

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By CYNTHIA McQUEEN When Sonia Oduwa Aimiuwu calls out, “Bring back our girls!” her passion makes it sound as if they were her girls.

The Nigerian-born Canadian and her group, African Women Acting, have been organizing rallies in Toronto since more than 270 teenage girls were kidnapped a month ago by Boko Haram, a militarized Islamic terrorist group.

She says she feels responsible as a Nigerian woman to criticize the barbaric act.

“These are terrorists that have to be defeated,” she says.

At a rally on the weekend at YongeDundas Square, demonstrators gathered to plead for the girls’ return in advance of Mother’s Day and sing protest songs.

One young Muslim man, Kareem Nur, took to the microphone to explain that the Islamic term “haram” means “something that is forbidden.”

After hearing the word used in relation to this mass abduction, he said, “I wanted to make absolutely clear that Islam had nothing to do with this.”

“Boko Haram,” loosely translated from Hausa, means “Western education is prohibited.”

This isn’t the first time a radical Islamist terror group has attacked a school or girls seeking education.

Countless young women across the Muslim world have been burned with acid, beaten and killed for going to school, according to human rights organizations.

After receiving death threats from

the Taliban, Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for girls’ education, was shot in the head on her way home from school on October 9, 2012. After a miraculous, prolonged recovery, the 16-year-old remains an education activist, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and has called for the release of her Nigerian sisters.

Her father, UN adviser on global education Ziauddin Yousafzai, says his family was shocked when they heard the news from Nigeria at their UK home. “I can tell you that the situation for the girls still held hostage

by Boko Haram... I can tell you their situation is far worse than ours [was].”

When his daughter was fighting for her life, Yousafzai says, knowing she was injured was less painful than what the families in Nigeria have to deal with, not knowing what is happening to their girls.

“They are in a very unimaginably difficult situation.”

When considering the meaning of “Boko Haram,” he points out that the first word of the Qur’an is “iqra,” which means “read.”

“According to the teachings of the holy Qur’an, it is mandated that every Muslim woman, every Muslim man, that they should get education and knowledge and they should learn.”

He says he does not understand the distinction Boko Haram is making between Western and Eastern education.

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andrea horwath goes all in

By forcing an election, the NDP leader knew there would be a political price to pay in Toronto. Will the gamble pay off? By ­ENZO DiMATTEO

T

he applause for Ontario NDP leader Andrea Hor­ wath was decidedly polite during a campaign stop at the Ontario Public Service Employ­ ees Union’s annual gathering at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Friday, May 9.

The lone standing ovation – which came when she promised to protect public sector jobs – was predictable given that PC leader Tim Hudak had just that morning declared he was pre­pared to cut 100,000 if elected.

The banner above the escalators outside the convention hall read Together Toward Tomorrow.

But the labour movement is any­ thing but together on whether Hor­ wath and the NDP should have pulled the plug on the minority Liberal gov­ ernment and forced an election. All of a sudden the NDP leader is a light­ ning rod in a movement for which she’s supposed to be the standard bearer.

OPSEU president Warren “Smokey” Thomas attempted to address the is­ sue after Horwath’s speech; there was no avoiding the elephant in the room. Thomas singled out Ontario Fed­eration of Labour president Sid Ryan for his now well-​documented

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public anxiety over the NDP decision to go to the polls.

“I hope the Sid Ryans of the world come to their senses and realize that the reason the budget got voted down is because it’s not good for people,” offered Thomas as “Sister Horwath” waded into the crowd.

That characterization is quite a stretch. In fact, the Liberal budget pro­mised a number of goodies labour has been advocating for years: an On­ tario pension plan, more money for daycare and a mini­mum wage boost.

It’s a strange situation for Hor­ wath, made stranger by the fact that OPSEU has historically been standoff­ ish when it comes to the NDP, re­ jecting resolutions to formally back the party at past con­ven­tions.

The OFL, on the other hand, has been unabashedly pro-​NDP. Ryan has run for the party no fewer than five times, a fact he’s quick to men­ tion when division in the labour movement over the election call comes up.

Ryan argues that the NDP could have passed the budget and gone to the polls six months from now. And the next election was scheduled for only a year from now.

“Minority governments are when

“The party is trying to speak in a way that’s sensitive to how people think.”

NDP MPP Rosario Marchese

you make gains for workers,” argues Ryan, who says Liberal malfeasance, a theme of the NDP campaign, is not resonating at the doors he’s knocked on. “Nobody’s talking about the Lib­ erals’ gas plants scandals any more.”

The NDP’s stated reason for going to the polls – that they’d lost confi­ dence in the Liberals to deliver on their promises – comes off sounding disingenuous, it’s fair to say.

For example, the Libs’ promise to set up a financial accountability of­ fice, a particular sticking point for the NDP, turns out to be more a pro­ mise delayed than broken. Apparent­ ly there was disagreement over whe­ ther there should be a competition

for the watchdog job.

The easier decision would have been for the NDP not to force an election. It’s no secret that there was debate on the subject between northern members of the caucus, who were more inclined to go to the polls, and their reluctant Toronto counterparts. But it was also the view within the party that it was time for the NDP to reflect more than the views of its Toronto base.

More to the point, how long could the party continue to take credit for wresting concessions from the Lib­ eral minority before it would all be­ come a blur in the minds of the electorate? The parties have histor­ ically fought for the same votes.

If we’re to believe early polls on pub­lic reaction to the election call, Horwath’s personal popularity has taken a hit.

Indeed, the NDP leader has been cast as a villain by lefty media and political observers who fear a re­ peat of what happened federally with the NDP and Jack Layton in 2005. Back then the NDP voted with the Conser­vatives to bring down Paul Martin’s Libs, and killed a na­ tional daycare strategy in the pro­ cess.

Hu­dak’s hordes are promising to wreak Mike Harris-​like havoc if they win a majority.

But since when is it the NDP’s job to outflank the PCs in their quest for votes? That’s the question many in caucus are asking themselves.

Time was, the NDP was satisfied to be the province’s political con­ science, or so the narrative ad­ vanced by dyed-​in-​the-​wool Dip­ pers goes. Now they want to win elections.

Clearly, the language of the party has changed to formulations that fit more neatly into 30-​second sound bites.

Horwath’s talk of reducing auto in­surance rates instead of creating revenue tools for transit, for ex­ ample, and small-business-​friendly pro­nounce­ments on the minimum wage have prompted comparisons to Rob Ford’s right-wing populism.

To hear long-time Trinity-​Spa­ dina NDP MPP Rosario Marchese tell it, “The party has become smarter in how we do politics. We’re trying to speak in a way that’s sensi­ tive to how people think.”

The NDP has done well in three by-election victories in Kitchener-​ Water­loo, Niagara and London, in each case beating Tories, not Liber­ als, whose vote had collapsed.

Worrisome for the party, how­ ever, is how closely the NDP’s for­ tunes are tied to Horwath’s popu­ larity. There the trend has been downward since the high-water­ mark reached right after Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty’s resigna­ tion in 2011.

Horwath is no longer by far the most pop­ular leader in provincial politics. And in a contest over who should govern, that scrutiny will only intensify. She’s got five more weeks to make her case.

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Ages, “in the Eastern world many scientists, many philosophers contribut­ed to human history and civilization and knowledge,” he says.

“Education is education.”

He believes calling medical edu­ cation or engineering Western im­ plies that “we don’t cure our pa­ tients or we don’t build buildings in the East.”

As for the Nigerian girls’ educa­ tion, some of the girls kidnapped from their dorm rooms on the night of April 14 have escaped, but they are afraid to return to school.

The group has threatened to sell the girls who remain captive as wives (for $12), and has released video footage apparently showing the Christian girls praying, saying they have converted to Islam. In that 17-​minute video, the leader of the group, Abubakar She­kau, asks the Nigerian government to release Boko Haram prisoners in exchange for the girls. That trade has so far been rejected by Nigerian presi­dent Goodluck Jonathan.

Boko Haram, which was formed in 2002, aims to establish a “pure” Islamic state ruled by sharia law.

Seven years later it carried out a spate of attacks on police stations and government buildings. Al­ though Nigerian forces killed founder Mohammed Yu­suf, mem­ bers regrouped under She­kau and have stepped up their insurgency, bombing churches, buses, bars, military barracks and the police and UN headquarters in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The U.S. declared Boko Haram a terrorist group in 2010. In May 2013, President Jona­ than declared a state of emergency in the three northern states where the group is strongest.

According to the Nigerian gov­ ernment, Boko Haram was respon­ sible for attacking a busy village market last week, killing up to 150 people.

As of Wednesday, May 14, U.S. surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft are flying over the north­ eastern part of the country in search of the girls. Military person­ nel from the UK, France and now Canada are on the ground.

Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird was not available for an inter­ view. Adam Hodge, a spokesperson for the minister, sent Baird’s com­ ments by email: “There are Cana­ dians who have arrived on the ground in Nigeria who are working with the United States and the United Kingdom to work on the freedom of the girls.”

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no unity in trinity Federal by-election splits downtown progressives.

It could get ugly.

By ­BEN SPURR

Adam Vaughan

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n one of his final acts as a city councillor, Adam Vaughan gathered re­ porte­rs around a desk in committee room 1 at City Hall on Tuesday, May 13, and drew a cartoon of

Rob Ford.

It was a fitting finale for the councillor who has spent the past four years relentlessly (and often gleefully) caricaturing the mayor.

Vaughan always has a sound bite about our “part-time mayor” at the ready. Memorably, in May 2013 he compared the Ford administration to something out of a Simpsons episode, except “Mayor Quimby actually has more integrity.”

The councillor’s brash style and per­sistent criticism of Ford led many to see him as the de facto spokes­ person for council’s left. That illusion was shattered when he announced he would run for the federal Liberals in the June 30 Trinity-Spadina by-​ election to replace former MP Olivia Chow, a move that has polarized downtown progressives.

In one corner is Vaughan, whose hands-​on constituency work has made him immensely popular with Trinity-​Spadina voters, securing him a whopping 75 per cent of the vote in the last municipal election. In the other is young New Democrat organ­ iz­er Joe Cressy, who’s been described as a member of Chow and late party leader Jack Layton’s extend­ed family.

Early signs are that the race may

not be tight; an April 22 Forum poll put Vaughan 20 points ahead, but it’s already getting tense as Vaughan’s former council allies are forced to reveal their loyalties.

For some the choice is easier than for others. Councillor Mike Layton, Chow’s stepson, is supporting Cressy.

He fought side-by-side with Vaughan on campaigns to stop the downtown casino and Island airport expansion, and considers him a personal friend.

But Layton is even closer to Cressy (they were best man at each other’s wed­dings) and says his endorsement of the NDP candidate was never in ques­tion.

“When you look at what’s been going on in Ottawa, it’s been the NDP that’s been standing up for cities,” Layton says, suggesting that Vaughan’s candidacy is mere window dressing for an ineffectual Liberal party. “Why would we give them another shot just because they got a new haircut?” he asks.

Cressy, who until declaring his can­didacy held a senior post at the Stephen Lewis Foundation, has also secured the endorsement of promi­ nent left-​leaning councillors Joe Mihevc, Paula Fletcher, and Janet Davis.

Other councillors appear conflicted, however. Gord Perks is official­ly supporting Cressy, but he’s not exactly shouting it from the rooftops.

Vaughan and Perks have been virtually inseparable this term and are close friends outside work, spark­ing jokes about a City Hall “bromance.”

Asked for an interview for this story, Perks said he’d have to think about it. He eventually declined to speak on the record about the by-election.

Meanwhile, Kristyn Wong-​Tam, the Toronto Centre-​Rosedale representative who has championed progressive causes throughout her rookie term, is backing Vaughan. She says he’s done an excellent job managing development in his booming downtown ward.

Although Wong-​Tam recently endorsed NDP candidate Rosario Mar­ chese in the upcoming provincial elec­ tion, she says she doesn’t “feel any division of loyalty whatsoever” when it comes to the federal contest in Trinity-​ Spadina.

Vaughan also has the backing of Shelley Carroll, the only other councillor who can rival Vaughan’s vocal criticism of the Ford administration. Carroll’s outspokenness has led some to cast her as a left-​wing extremist, but in fact she’s a lifelong member of the Liberal party.

She says the idea that Vaughan is a left-​ wing ideologue is a similar misconception.

“He is a very principled person and he has a certain ideology, but it’s the ideology of cities,” she says. “He’s not sitting around here singing The Internationale; he’s sitting around here saying the future of the globe is in cities.”

The schism dividing left-​leaning councillors is also evident among residents. Rory “Gus” Sinclair, acting chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ As­ so­cia­tion, is a member of the

The ­holy trinity 26 years of Liberal-NDP squabbling continues

The June 30 by-election in TrinitySpadina pits the NDP’s Joe Cressy against the Liberals’ Adam Vaughan in the final race before the district gets split up next year. It’s also the first contest in TrinSpa’s 26-year history that hasn’t seen Tony Ianno or Olivia Chow on the ballot.

The riding’s story is one of overlapping, intersecting political d ­ ynasties, all vying to represent a high-profile chunk of downtown Toronto.

1987 Electoral boundary commission sets out new federal riding of TrinitySpadina.

1988 The NDP’s Dan Heap (twice pre­ viously elected member of Parliament for the riding of Spadina) beats Liberal challenger Tony Ianno to become the new district’s first MP.

1991 Olivia Chow, a former school board trustee and assistant to Heap, is elected to Metro council, representing the ward called Downtown.

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NDP but has been impressed by Vaughan’s constituency work. He says the councillor has actively consulted the com­mu­nity on controversial de­ velopment proposals (most recently a proposal to put a dome over Central Tech’s sports field) and has led the push for social housing.

“Joe Cressy is one hell of a candidate. I also think Adam Vaughan is one hell of a candidate,” Sinclair says. “The only way out of this is for me to publicly say I can’t support either.”

Joe Cressy

Cressy himself takes no issue with Vaughan’s track record. But he says Vaughan’s work on social housing, transit and environmental causes doesn’t jibe with the Grits’ his­tory.

“I live in Ward 20. I’ve known Adam my entire life. I think he’s done good work on the issues, but his party has a terrible, terrible track record on those very same issues,” he says.

According to Cressy, when he goes out canvassing even people who sup­ port Vaughan ask, “Why is he run­ ning for the Liberals?”

Cressy accuses the Liberals of cut­ ting millions from housing programs and cancelling the national housing strategy during the 1990s, and criti­ cizes Justin Trudeau for not showing up for a 2012 vote on a national tran­ sit plan put forward by Chow. He also slams the Liberals’ support for the Keystone XL pipeline as being at odds with Vaughan’s professed environ­ mental values.

Cressy’s best hope to counter Vaughan’s popularity is by posi­tion­ ing himself as the logical successor to Chow, who won three successive elections in the riding. “The first thing I hear from almost every­body is ‘How can we build on Oli­via’s legacy?’” he says.

For his part, Vaughan says he has one reason to go to Ottawa: to get federal sup­ port for muni­ cipal housing.

He prides him­self on the work he’s done on the file, including kickstarting the redevelopment of two Toronto Community Housing pro­ jects in his ward, using Section 37 funds to create a repair fund for TCH properties and negotiating with condo de­vel­opers to ensure that 10 per cent of all units built are three-​ bedroom fam­ily homes.

When Trudeau adviser Gerald Butts reached out to him through a colleague, Vaughan says he sought as­surances that he could continue his housing work on a national level.

“I was being offered an opportun­ ity to deliver a national housing strat­ egy, which I’ve been talking about for 25 years, so I took the chance,” he says, conceding that he may have to wait until the Liberals can improve on their third-​party sta­tus to actually make progress on that front.

He acknowledges that “some peo­ ple are in awkward spots” as a result of his candidacy, but promises that if he wins the election he will work with politicians of all stripes. That may be so, but on Tuesday he couldn’t resist taking a parting shot at Ford, who’s currently on a leave of absence dealing with a highly publicized drink­ing problem.

“He was the worst mayor this city’s ever had,” says Vaughan. “The only good thing about today is that as I leave he’s not around to talk about it.”

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Olivia Chow

Tony Ianno

1993 Ianno becomes MP after beating

2005 Chow resigns from city coun-

2014 Chow resigns from Parliament

NDPer Winnie Ng.

cil ahead of her third federal run.

1994 Chow is re-elected to Metro

2006 Chow finally topples Ianno.

But Chow’s chosen successor for her council seat, former assistant Helen Kennedy, is bested by Citytv reporter Adam Vaughan, son of former ­councillor Colin Vaughan (1972-76).

to run for mayor, triggering a by-election for her seat. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, son of former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, bars Christine Innes from seeking the party’s nomi­nation. She says it’s because she wouldn’t agree to run where he wanted the next time; he says it’s because she and Ianno bullied riding Street, Suite 401 559 College association members. Toronto, Innes sues ON M6G 1A9 Trudeau for defamation. Trudeau recruits Vaughan, who walks away with the Liberal nomination and resigns from council. The NDP acclaims Chow’s pick, Joe Cressy, as its candidate. Mike Layton, who served on council with Vaughan, endorses Cressy. Vaughan claims that his father, Colin, while working on Mitchell Sharp’s 1968 bid for the Liberal leadership, played a part in bringing support to Pierre Trudeau once Sharp withdrew from the contest.

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council.

1997 Ianno successfully fends off a challenge from Chow, who runs for the NDP in the federal election. Five months later, Chow is elected to represent Ward 24 Downtown on the new amalgamated Toronto city council.

2000 Ianno beats NDP candidate ­ ichael Valpy, a journalist for the Globe M and Mail. Municipally, Chow is elected to the new Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina after council’s seats are reduced from 56 to 44.

2003 Chow is re-elected.

2004 Ianno defeats Chow for the second time in a federal race.

2008 Chow keeps her seat, holding off the Liberals’ Christine Innes, Ianno’s wife.

2010 Adam Vaughan is easily reelected­. Mike Layton, son of Chow’s husband, NDP leader Jack Layton, becomes councillor for neighbouring Ward 19 Trinity-Spadina.

2011 Chow again beats back Innes in a campaign chaired by Joe Cressy, son of former councillor Gordon Cressy (1978-82).

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Tracking the mayor is like living his life without the benefit of drugs, and the fear of ­missing out is an integral element of the Ford vortex By JONATHAN GOLDSBIE Why did it take so long for videos to emerge of Ford in an unambiguous­ ly intoxicated state? How did he get around at all hours before he hired a driver? All things being equal, the simplest answer is the correct one, and yet no one (other than perhaps the police) has proper proof that he has driven drunk.

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things at all times. It’s the closest I’ll ever come to understanding celebrity culture.

April 5 Checking my phone after 10 pm on Satur­ day, April 5, I find a 45-min­ute-old mes­ sage: “Social me­dia saying Rob Ford was kicked out of the Leafs game tonight for being intoxicated.”

As it turned out, the mayor was not ejected from the Air Canada Centre (merely warned) but was most defin­ itely intoxicated. Scores of photos and videos were spilling online, and I’d wasted precious time not seeing them. He’s our mayor, and, damn it, I care. Especially if he drives in­ toxicat­ed.

So when I found a short Insta­ gram video of him saying he wanted a taxi to City Hall, and it appeared to be recent enough that I could maybe catch him there, I immediately rode over.

My press gallery pass grants 24-hour access to certain parts of the building, including a small basement room adjacent to the mayor’s parking space.

His Escalade was there.

I spent more than an hour in the basement waiting to see if he’d come down and retrieve his car. At midnight I gave up the stakeout but de­ cided to head to the front of the building to check whether he was in his office, which has large windows facing the square.

The blinds were drawn and the lights were on. A TV was airing CP24.

The Star’s Daniel Dale soon came by, followed by Robyn Doolittle. Waiting out­ side the mayor’s office at 1 am on a Satur­ day night on the off chance that you could maybe – maybe – record him driving in­ toxicated is an excellent opportunity to reflect on your life and your choices.

There’s a blend of horror and wonder, like the better parts of a Guillermo del Toro film.

As we began to consider that he might have passed out, Ford appeared behind the glass of the secure councillors’ area, trailing a security guard into a stairwell.

Doolittle and I dashed down to the room next to his parking spot, only to ob­ serve the same guard standing on the pas­ senger side of a taxi that was pulling away.

Security records later released in re­ sponse to a freedom-of-information re­ quest indicate that Ford had arrived at City Hall at about 10:20 pm in a cab with two other people. He didn’t have his ac­ cess card, and security had to let him in.

His guests departed at around 11:45 pm.

“At approximately 00:50 hrs [I] in­ formed Mayor Rob Ford that the media was on site to speak to him,” wrote a guard in his report. This was not the case, as

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or now, Mayor Rob Ford is (hopefully) getting help. And if only for a moment, we can rest.

His stamina is matched only by the elu­siveness of his actions. For someone living in a surveillance bubble, he can be pretty difficult to track. Nailing down and reconstruct­ing his move­ ments over a given period is alternate­ ly exhilarating and wearying.

there was no desire to talk to the mayor, and we certainly never suggested as much to security. “Mayor Rob Ford told [me] that he did not want to talk to the media.”

“Mayor Rob requested to have him escorted without any interactions with

The blinds were drawn and the lights were on in the mayor’s office. A TV was airing CP24.

February 6 It was about midnight on Thursday, February 6, and Mayor Rob Ford just wanted to help.

That Michael Kopko had already declined his assistance didn’t deter him, any more than the low of -7˚ had kept

understanding what Kopko was saying. “It was almost like a rapid-fire exchange that wasn’t rapid fire.”

Eventually, according to Kopko, the mayor got in his SUV, did a Uturn and zipped up High Park Avenue, where Kopko later saw the vehicle parked in an area off-limits for post-midnight parking.

(Ford’s spokesperson at the time did not respond to a request for comment on this point.)

Ford then arrived at 3030, a Dundas West bar up the street.

“He appeared very red-faced when he came in,” said a bartender. A patron described him as “beet-red and sweating.” Both spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Witnesses didn’t see Ford drink at the establishment, and 3030 owner Jameson Kelly emphasized in a letter to NOW that “the mayor did not order or consume any alcohol during his visit.”

Ford was, however, sitting at a table with young people he appeared to know, and the aforementioned patron said it had several drinks on it.

Upon telling him that perhaps he shouldn’t be sitting at a booze-laden table in a Junction bar after midnight on a weekday, she said the mayor dared her to drink the whisky shot for which he’d been reaching. She obliged.

The bartender said the mayor left at about 1 am. It’s not known how he got home.

He didn’t show up at work the next day, and his spokesperson told the Sun he was “not feeling well.”

Gravity Sound Bar came into my timeline. I got to the club as he was leaving accompanied by brother Doug, driver Agyemang and friend and former staffer David Price.

I caught up to them as they entered the parking complex across the street, where the Fords posed for pictures with two grateful women.

“Just to go on record,” Doug said to them, “this guy’s a reporter over here, and [the mayor’s] drinkin’ water, okay?”

Indeed, Mayor Ford appeared fully in control of himself and was neither red-faced nor sweating to any conspicuous degree. Doug explained they were at the nightclub to celebrate the 48th birthday of Tony Monaco, a radio DJ with whom they’d gone to school.

This was, for my purposes, a false alarm.

But I told the mayor that I’d spoken to someone who saw him drive to 3030 the previous week.

He gently tossed the bottle in his hand and mumbled something about “water,” then said he was “only there for two minutes. Same thing.”

They took the elevator to the garage.

In some ways, tracking the mayor is like living his life without the benefit of drugs.

Brief accounts of every imaginable thing flit out there in the ether, and a journalist’s job is, in theory, to find the concrete facts at their core.

At a certain point, though, you’re torn between a craving for some kind of truth - and a fear that you’re starting to enjoy the hunt.

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the media personnel at the 2nd floor,” another guard wrote. “On the request of Mayor Rob,” he called up Beck Taxi.

I got home after 2 am and was about to turn on the TV when I saw Dale share a photo of the mayor at Muzik nightclub.

“My god, even spending a few hours following Rob Ford on Twitter is exhausting,” writer and cultural critic Jeet Heer tweeted an hour later. “Imagine BEING Rob Ford.”

him from going outside without a coat.

Kopko, a chartered bus driver, had driven home from work to find that his usual parking space on the south side of Annette, in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood, was blocked by leftovers from the day’s considerable snowfall. After making unsuccessful attempts to parallel park, he put his vehicle in the street with its fourways on and began clearing the snow with his feet.

Immediately to the west, in an area marked No Stopping, was parked a black Cadillac Escalade on whose dashboard sat a yellow sign bearing the City of Toronto logo and the words Authorized Official Vehicle.

“It was a ghost town – no one’s around,” Kopko told me in an interview the following week. “And I hear the door to an apartment or a house open, and some chatter, some people walking out. I’m going about my business kicking the snow. All of a sudden I hear, ‘You okay, buddy?’ And I look up and it’s Rob Ford.”

What had brought Ford to the neighbourhood was unclear. Three hours earlier, he’d wrapped up the first debate of the mayoral election at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus. His driver, Jerry Agyemang, accompanied him to that event but was apparently nowhere to be seen in the Junction.

Kopko said Ford repeatedly offered to assist him, figuring his Escalade was obstructing the spot. “It almost seemed like, you know, he tried to play this sort of hero role, almost belligerent in a way. Like, I was trying to explain to him that ‘You [can’t] help me,’ but he insisted on trying.”

Further complicating this, Kopko said, was that the mayor “was slurring a little bit” and had trouble

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fight for your right to party City council has overturned the EDM ban in the CNE. But c ­ lub owners citywide are still ­battling to keep their businesses viable. As BENJAMIN BOLES reports, Toronto’s war on nightlife is far from over.

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’ve never had this problem before.

For the first time in the 13 years I’ve been covering club culture, the majority of my contacts are unwilling to go on the record about their struggles throwing bashes and running venues. Here’s what they told me:

“I’d love to help you out, but I think this would just be a bull’s eye on our back, and I can’t risk that. It’s just too hard out there right now.”

“Please, please, please don’t mention our club in any way. We can’t afford any extra attention from the city.”

“I’d love to comment, but my partners are worried about repercussions.”

“Sorry, man, I just can’t. I’m too tired of fighting.”

“We’d just really rather not be associated with the term EDM.” “If we complain now, it could screw up all our future plans.”

City council may have reversed the infamous CNE EDM ban, but the fight for your right to party is ongoing in our bars and clubs, the lifeblood of Toronto’s vibrant nightlife.

Those anonymous quotes aren’t coming from people who run the bottle ­service VIP clubs where Rob Ford indulges, but from the respectable venues where the focus is actually on live music. These are bars where international talent appears side by side with rising local heroes, and where marginalized subcultures have built safe spaces for themselves.

Yet they’re the ones who are too scared to even talk about being treated unfairly, let alone lobby the city to ban their competition and grant them sweetheart-deal extended leases – as Rob Ford’s favourite hot spot, Muzik Nightclub, has brazenly done.

Toronto’s dance music scene should thank Ford. Had our moron mayor’s involvement not brought scrutiny to the situation, Muzik might have succeeded in getting EDM events banned from the CNE grounds. But Ford’s connections to club owner Zlatko Starkovski shed light on the shady situation, and council voted 31-4 on May 8 to veto the ill-considered prohibition on all-ages electronic dance music events.

Newspaper reports of Ford enjoying free drinks at the club (and then covering its washroom in vomit) made it ­impossible to ignore the cozy relationship.

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digging into the $700,000 loan Starkovski got from the Club Paradise strip club, the strangely belowmarket-value rent Muzik enjoys, a suspicious 2010 bankruptcy proceeding and the catering that club provided for previous FordFests.

“Councillor [Mark] Grimes may think that the events at Muzik are black-tie events, but those of us who read the newspapers know better,” Councillor Gord Perks cracked at council after Ford ally Grimes attempted to argue that the nightclub is a completely different type of operation than the EDM events it was hoping to block.

If we enact such a ban, “we lose events, we lose revenue and we undermine the city’s commitment to being a music city,” Perks said, “because of ­innuendo and a deliberately manufactured moral panic to try to cover up what is really a business competitive issue.”

Even if Muzik hadn’t shown its hand, and even if Starkovski hadn’t made the mistake of getting pulled into Ford’s toxic cloud, circumstances are very different now than they were the last time raves were briefly banned on city property in 2000, during the Mel Lastman era.

For one thing, electronic music isn’t just the domain of underground inde­pendent promoters. It’s now backed by big corporate money like Live Nation’s Electronic Nation division.

“A ban on any one style of music is inherently misguided,” says Electronic Nation Canada’s Ryan Kruger. “To imply that young people who listen to electronic dance music are any different in their desire to establish an identity and gain personal fulfillment than those who like rock, pop, rap or country is simply wrong. Further, to somehow imply that those who appreciate EDM are more prone to engage in untoward behaviour is without merit and harkens back to the days when Elvis and rock and roll were going to destroy our youth.”

The vast majority on council agreed that targeting a specific subculture is absurd in this particular case, but many of them have long encouraged a subtler and more systematic battle against dance music when it comes to venues in their own wards.

Toronto’s nightlife continues to struggle against a combination of overly restrictive zoning laws, heavy-handed liquor licence conditions and bylaws specifically directed at dance floors and DJs. * * * Toronto is now the fourth-largest metropolis in North America, and growing. Our music scene is respected worldwide, and our hometown heroes are global trendsetters. The province has woken up to the fact that a lot of people come to Toronto to party, and that we should promote that side to tourists along with the CN Tower and easy access to cottage country. The city has even taken tentative steps toward a functioning music-industry working group to encourage more collaboration.

Councillor Josh Colle says he hopes the newly formed Toronto Music Industry Advisory Council

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will lead to fewer headaches for promoters and venue owners navigating the labyrinth of bureaucracy, and help prevent situations like the recent Foundry festival being moved at the last minute from its spectacular original location, mostly due to zoning issues.

“If there was one place to go, you wouldn’t have to be jumping around from department to department,” Colle explains. “Everyone has good intentions and is just trying to do their job, but we should be able to foresee these kinds of issues and deal with them. I don’t expect a guy at City Planning or Buildings to fully understand the electronic music scene or the needs of an upstart festival.”

Still, there’s no sense that a truce has actually been declared.

Deadmau5 is one of the biggest names in dance, and Drake is one of the most successful rappers on the charts. However, there are fewer and fewer venues suitable for either genre. Even rock musicians are noticing a shrinking array of performance spaces. But DJs and dancing struggle the most to be accepted as an essential part of the kind of city ­Toronto aspires to be.

Large nightclubs are heavily restricted by zoning regulations to a small area of the downtown core, the Entertainment District, which has been drastically transformed in recent years by the real estate boom. Any significant expansion of the club scene there is no longer viable. Most of the places we used to dance are long gone, and there’s been a dramatic reduction of venues.

Outside of this district, Fly Nightclub and the massive Guvernment complex both announced recently that they would be shutting their doors over the next year. The former is the last of the gay village clubs standing, while the latter is the only true mega-club in town.

Even as the venues disappear, the audience for dance music is increasing. The growing number of outdoor festivals proves there’s a massive untapped demand.

“There are a couple of clubs outside the Entertainment District that are grandfathered in, and I don’t even want to mention their names because I don’t want to get them in trouble,” Colle says. “But to me, that whole entertainment facility licence is kind of bogus in the way it negatively affects live music, so again, we need some kind of structure in place to navigate that.”

The cheap warehouse spaces are long gone now, but the party hasn’t been allowed to disperse naturally throughout the rest of the city, and startups consistently face opposition from city councillors and residents’ associations.

New zoning bylaws in Parkdale, O ­ ssington and West Queen West specifically prohibit DJs and dance floors. The controversial one-year moratorium on new bars and restaurants in Parkdale that was supposed to expire last summer is still in place, while the equally contentious concentration cap bylaw – limiting the number of bars and restaurants

on Queen between Dufferin and Roncesvalles to 25 per cent – is being ­appealed.

Bars that focus on musical entertainment are constantly under attack for not having entertainment facility permits, yet it’s nearly impossible to get that classification, even along main streets where most people expect those establishments to be.

“I like the way they do it in Montreal: you have a beautiful dinner service, then a DJ starts up and they push the tables out of the way for dancing and everyone has a good time,” says Mark Holmes, owner of Virgin Mobile Mod Club.

“It’s like going to a really nice dinner party, or a wedding reception without the wedding. What is so wrong with that?”

Councillor Mike Layton doesn’t see that kind of activity on Ossington and Dundas West as a positive thing, though.

“You have places that are masque­rading as restaurants because they are not going through the planning process,” Layton says, citing concerns that Toronto police and municipal bylaw enforcement officers lack the resources or penalties to effectively deal with noise complaints.

Toronto police, on the other hand, wouldn’t admit to any deficiencies in their ability to deal with complaints about music thumping through the walls, and say fines can range from $500 to $5,000.

“If police come into any establishment and say it’s too loud and they’re getting noise complaints, I can guarantee [the club] will turn it down,” Holmes confirms. “You don’t mess with the police.” * * * The city has also used the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to further its agenda. For many years it would ask that a variety of conditions be placed on new liquor licence applications, and that they be enforced by the AGCO. Some were relatively mundane things relating to garbage, but others were much more onerous, like demands that there be no cover charges­or lineups outside.

While the conditions are considered voluntary, if operators didn’t agree to them, they would be dragged before the Licence Appeal Tribunal, leading to lengthy delays and legal expenses.

Recently that situation changed, as the AGCO decided to refuse any new conditions. In turn, council sent a letter to the attorney general requesting that the AGCO be forced to continue imposing the extra conditions.

“The AGCO has obviously become frustrated” with the city and wants “a regular imposition of these conditions,” explains Jerry Levitan, a lawyer who specializes in Ontario liquor laws. “They’re busy enough making sure these places aren’t overcrowded, that people aren’t serving alcohol to mi­ nors, making sure there isn’t drunkenness.

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don’t remember the first time I heard the phrase “They’re licensed as a restaurant but behaving like a nightclub,” but it was already very familiar in 2001 when concert promoter Dan Burke’s attempt to move his operations from the recently sold El Mocambo to Ted’s Wrecking Yard was thwarted by zoning regulations keeping clubs off College. But no one could explain why a live music venue had been allowed previously at that location, or how all the other clubs and bars on College were permitted.

There’s been little analysis of why so many venues are technically considered restaurants. The truth is that most bars have no choice.

“The AGCO [Alcohol and Gaming Commision of Ontario] doesn’t distinguish between types of licences,” explains Jerry Levitan, a lawyer who specializes in Ontario’s liquor laws. “Many years ago they had different brands of liquor licences, but not any more. Whether you’re a restaurant or a bar or a nightclub, you have the same kind of licence.”

For reasons no one has been able to explain, there is no bar-specific business licence in Toronto. This means that most bars are actually licensed as restaurants, because nightclubs are restricted to what was once known as the club district.

The licence may say “eating establishment,” but operators are allowed to have stages for live music, dance floors and DJ booths as long as they serve food. But in recent years, bylaws on Ossington, West Queen West and Parkdale have introduced further restrictions in an effort to prevent bar-like activities. It also became common practice to ask operators to consent to a range of extra conditions, and operators who did not would be brought to the Licence Appeal Tribunal.

Even bar owners who enjoy a good relationship with their local city councillor and neighbours feel uncomfortable with the grey area in which they are forced to operate.

“For five years I’ve been told there will be some new lounge licence that will cover music venues as well, but it has never appeared,” says the Garrison’s Shaun Bowring. “It’s def-

initely the most bizarre Catch-22 you can imagine.”

While Bowring has had fairly positive experiences negotiating around the inevitable issues of running a venue, many owners report expensive court battles to prove they’re not violating city policies.

“The city bylaw officers charged us once with running a nightclub without a licence because they said we didn’t have enough seating for our capacity,” recalls Andy Poolhall owner Michael Sweenie. “In court I showed the Crown our city-approved floor plans, and the Crown admonished the inspectors and threw the case out. We have spent around $50,000 on lawyers’ fees over the last 14 years and have won every time.”

Three years ago, the Horseshoe was visited by inspectors from the Municipal Licensing And Standards division, says owner Jeff Cohen. They were fined for not having the entertainment licence. “It’s ridiculous, because live music clubs do not require any kind of city of Toronto business licence.

However, that did not stop these inspectors from coming, fining our venue, threatening to close us down, all on the basis that the Horseshoe has a dance floor and provides live entertainment,” he says.

Like Sweenie, Cohen also won the case, but not before dropping lots of money on legal fees. Cohen also ran up against convoluted regulations at his other main venue, Lee’s Palace, since the upstairs Dance Cave has DJs instead of live music. But when he tried to play ball and get the required entertainment facility licence, he found out what operators in the dance music world have long been dealing with.

“We contacted each inspector and the city, gathered all the info required and went back and forth with the city over an eight-month period getting the necessary paperwork, architectural drawings, proof of insurance – the works. At the end of the day, the city still rejected our application. The reason: the Annex is not zoned for a dance club. If the powers that be think dance clubs need to be regulated, fine, but it’s ridiculous to claim only one area in a city as big as ours is zoned for dance clubs.”

Most of the venue owners contacted for this story begged us not to draw attention to them. However, the general public (and most city councillors) have no idea how many important spaces would be lost if the rules were applied consistently. We hope that rather than seeing this list as targets for prosecution, the city instead recognizes that the vast majority of these places are assets, not enemies.

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However, depending on the area, you might need to get zoning variances for things like DJs, dancing, larger capacities and a variety of other restricted functions.

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Public halls: Dancing is allowed, but not after 12:45 am or before 9 am (unless the proceeds are being donated to a “recognized patriotic, fraternal, charitable or religious organization”).

Also, patrons of “immoral character” or who behave in a “loose, disorderly or improper manner” aren’t allowed in the hall during “dancing hours.”

Coda

Ryze

Atlantis Nightclub

Rivoli

Rockpile

Revival

Carlu

The Hideout

Cameron House

Danforth Music Hall

Great Hall

Hugh’s Room

Silver Dollar/ Comfort Zone

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Billiard halls: Entertainment is allowed, and so are billiard tables. However, zoning restrictions limit where you can open your business.

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Entertainment facilities: These don’t need as much seating as restaurants, but must have more security, soundproofing, insurance and metal detectors, and are heavily restricted in terms of location.

Mod Club

Phoenix

Muzik

Velvet Underground

Tattoo

The Hoxton

Sound Academy

Guvernment

Maison Mercer

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with. If the ­inspectors also have to deal with parking, garbage and noise complaints, it becomes a very difficult thing.”

The city disagrees with this division of labour and has responded by declaring all new liquor licence applications not in the public interest unless the operator can get a letter of support from his or her MPP and all managers attend CAMH’s Safer Bars program.

“I don’t suspect the AGCO will regard [that declaration] with much authority,” Layton admits. “We don’t issue the licences, so if the AGCO doesn’t want to recognize [the Safer Bars initiative], we don’t have the legislative authority to tell them what to do. Now, since community members can’t put certain conditions on licences, they are just going to fight every single licence all the way to the tribunal, which puts about a six-month delay on every ­application, which is what we’re trying to avoid.”

Talk about complicating the problem instead of finding a solution. It’s great that council sees the value of providing spaces for 10,000-capacity mega-parties on the CNE grounds, but that’s not going to help nurture the ­local scene.

Is it any wonder that promising electronic musicians like Art Department, Adam Marshall, Christian Andersen, Noah Pred, Jake Fairley, Isis Salam and many others keep relocating to Europe? We can talk Toronto Music City all we want. But what good will promoting the music scene accomplish if there are so few suitable venues in which to showcase our talent?

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Because it’s so difficult to build music-focused venues, dance floors have given way to bottle service and binge drinking. When neighbourhoods impose conditions prohibiting cover charges­, bars are forced to rely more on alcohol sales. Longer delays and increased costs when opening establishments encourage operators to cut corners to make their investment back.

No one would pretend that a healthy nightlife doesn’t have problems, but what if we addressed individual issues instead of vilifying partying ­itself?

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Update Toronto’s noise bylaws Politicians tell us that existing noise bylaws are toothless and difficult to enforce.

Making it harder to open a bar doesn’t deal with this issue, so why not attack it head on and develop clear standards and effective enforcement?

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Create a bar business licence The excuse for cracking down on restaurants is that there’s nothing keeping them from becoming bars or clubs if new owners take over. But forcing bars to pretend to be restaurants isn’t making them any less disruptive. It’s time for Toronto to create a business licence class specifically for bars.

Tie enforcement resources to concentration levels Rather than treat a concentration of bars as innately bad, let’s create a system that gives more police resources to these areas automatically.

Identify new nightlife areas Using zoning to restrict clubs to the Entertainment­District is no longer workable, thanks to a real estate boom that’s pushed nightlife all over the city. Toronto needs to accept clubs on its main streets or allow the scene to rebuild in less inhabited industrial areas. Either way, zoning needs an overhaul.

Get rid of last call We hope city council is watching Montreal’s experiment with extended last call. Managing all the bodies dumped onto Toronto streets simultaneously is made more difficult by many patrons’ tendency to down extra drinks as 2 am approaches.

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Embrace a harm reduction approach Back in the rave days, it was common to see info tables run by the folks from TRIP (Toronto Raver Information Project) full of pamphlets on safer sex and drug use. But when the scene was pushed into the clubs, most bars opposed those strategies. Pretending there aren’t problems is much more dangerous than confronting them.

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Increase funding and build on the Music Industry Advisory Council It’s great that the city is striving for a cooperative relationship with venue owners, but this strategy needs funding to make a real difference. Plus, it can’t just involve the big players, since no one is going to care about a “music city” with touring international acts but not much of a local scene to ­discover.

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Drop the monoculture fearmongering­ Whenever a few popular bars operate close to one another, politicians bring up the bogeyman of an impending “club monoculture.” In fact, the only time Toronto came close to such a thing was when all nightclubs were being zoned into one particular area with lots of cheap warehouse space. That’s not likely on downtown main streets.

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Gala Of Light (Street Haven at the Crossroads) Performances by violinist Yosvani Castaneda and Shawnee, a silent auction and more. 7:30 pm. $125. Spoke Club, 600 King W. ­streethaven.myevent.com.

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Various venues and prices, see website for details. haitianheritagegala2014.weebly.com.

Healing Anxiety, Panic Attacks & Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Drug Free Seminar. 7 pm.

Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

Intermission Vol 1 Party exploring what happens when divergent ideas and ideologies collide, with music by DJs Bangs & Blush and King Weather, projectionist Adam Carlucci and more. 8 pm. $10. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley. ­canadianstage.com.

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Back On Track screens at the Canadian Sport Film Festival.

Artfest Spring Art & Craft Festival Pottery, jewellery, paintings and more by Canadian artists and artisans plus kids’ workshops and live music. 11 am to 6 pm daily.

Free. Distillery District, 55 Mill. artfestontario.com.

May 17 to 19 Canadian Sport Film Festival Sports films from around the world including the premiere of soccer doc Next Goal Wins. $12, stu/srs $7, festival pass $50. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. ­sportfilmfestival.ca.

May 16 to 18 East End Performance Crawl Theatrical festival with plays including Mike Daisey’s Dreaming Of Rob Ford, storytelling interactive shows and more. Various prices.

Venues on Queen from Broadview to Greenwood. 416-907-0468, ­crowstheatre.com.

May 21 to Jun 1 HarbourKIDS: Toronto International ­Circus Festival Kids festival featuring

shows and workshops with aerialists, contortionists, clowns and more. Free.

Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, ­harbourfrontcentre.com.

May 17 to 19 Subtle Technologies Festival exploring participatory culture in art and science through performances, workshops, films, exhibitions, a symposium and more. $10$60. Various venues. s­ ubtletechnologies. com/festival.

May 20 to 31 21st Century Music Festval Eight concerts of newly minted music performed by Pacifica Quartet, Walis ­Giunta, Eve Egoyan and others. $25-$32. Royal Conservatory of Music Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor W. rcmusic.ca.

May 21 to 25

Nakba Commemoration: The Great Book Robbery Screening and discussion commem-

orating the 66th anniversary of the dispossession of the Palestinian people. 7 pm. Free. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. ­beitzatoun.org.

Port Lands: Cousins Quay Precinct Plan

Public meeting to provide feedback on the development of this precinct plan. 6-9 pm.

Free. Morse Street Jr Public School, 180 Carlaw. portlandsconsultation.ca.

(Re)Awakening: Springtime Erotic Renewal Workshop. 7 pm. $33. Good for Her,

175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900, ­goodforher.com.

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Deep Wireless Festival Of Radio & Trans-

dren’s literary festival featuring live entertainment, workshops and more with authors and illustrators. $15. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. ifoa.org.

May 14 and 15 Mayworks Festival of working people and the arts with film, video, theatre, cabaret, poetry, forums, workshops and more. Various prices, many events free. Various venues. ­mayworks.ca.

To May 15 rock.paper.sistahz Arts festival with performances and workshops with trey anthony,

Hospital) Fundraising concert.

7:30 pm. $10 and up. Arraymusic Space, 155 Walnut. ­arraymusic.com.

Hogtown Hoedown Live music, square

Contact Photography festival featuring ex-

hibitions, public installations, workshops, portfolio reviews, talks and more. Most shows free. Various venues. ­contactphoto.com.

To May 31

mission Art New Adventures in Sound Art presents performances, installations, radio broadcasts, artist talks and more. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. deepwireless.ca.

To May 31

Events

Friday Night Live @ ROM

Live music, DJs, pop-up food, tours of the galleries and more with a May Two Four: Cottage At The ROM theme. 7-11 pm. $12, stu $10. Royal Ontario

Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. rom.on.ca/fnl. dancing and instruction. 7:30-10:30 pm. $15, stu $10, kids $7. Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw. ­facebook.com/­HogtownHoedown.

How Nordic Pole Walking Benefits Your Health Talk. 12:10 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. 416-393-7131.

Injured Worker Information Picket

Info picket to oppose the WSIB draft benefits policies and unfair practices. Noon-1 pm. Free.

Ministry of Labour, 400 Universty.

416-924-6477.

State Of Canadian Crime Writing

Let’s Grow Food: DIY Container Gardens

The Science Of Shakespeare

Centre for Inquiry conference featuring a talk by ­journalist/ author Dan Falk. 7 pm. $15. Sidney Smith Hall, rm 2102, 100 St George. ­ ventbrite.ca. e

Peace Now talk by Globe And Mail journalist Patrick Martin. 7:30 pm.

Free. Congregation First Narayever, 187 Brunswick. info@peacenowcanada.org.

Friday, May 16

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Talk on the current climate for Canadian mystery fiction. 7 pm. Free.

Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd. ­torontosistersincrime.ca.

Workshop. 5:30-8:30 pm. $75 (sliding scale avail). FoodShare, 90 Croatia. Pre-register 416363-6441 ext 247, angela@foodshare.net.

Market 707 Local produce, veggies, meats, cheese and more. 3-7 pm. Free. 707 Dundas W. ­scaddingcourt.org/market_707.

Mother’s Day Panel Discussion Editors Jasjit Sangha, Kerry Clare and Melinda Vandenbeld Giles discuss issues of motherhood.

7 pm. Free. Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles. ­anotherstory.ca.

Live music Theatre Comedy

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Ivory Sculpture And The Arts Of The Book Lecture by European art curator Catherine Yvard. 7 pm. $12, stu $8. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. ­ago.net.

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Ngozi Paul, Lillian Allen, Jeff Ho and others.

Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E. bcurrent.ca.

To May 18 Tangled Art + Disability Festival Performances by Les Productions des pieds de mains and others. Free-$25. Various venues. ­abilitiesartsfestival.org.

To May 23 WeeFestival Festival of theatre and culture for kids zero to six with songs, dance, puppetry, storytelling and more by artists from around the world. $10-$14. Various venues. ­weefestival.ca.

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­Saturday, May 17

Benefits

HOME, SMOOT, HOME (John Turner, aka

Smoot), Benefit for the artist who lost his home in a fire, with Rick Miller, K-AMP, Foo, hosts Morro & Jasp and others. 7:30 pm. $20-$80. Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst. ­brownpapertickets.com/event/660464.

Roncey Flea Retro & Vintage Market (Emmanuel-Howard Park United Church) Outdoor flea market featuring vintage, collectibles and antiques. 10 am-4 pm. Free. 214 Wright. 416536-1755.

Vision Gala (Canadian National Instit for the Blind) Dance performances by troupes from Australia, Brazil and California plus a blindfolded dessert experience. 8 pm. $75. InterContinental Toronto Centre Hotel, 225 Front W. vision@dzouk.com.

Events

Baby, Look How Far We’ve Come Nathan

Carroll presents stories and songs with Wade Muir and Ryan Bommarito. 8 pm. $5-$15. Free Times Cafe, 320 College. f­ acebook.com/ events/628826907205653.

Beach Garden Society Plant Sale Sale of perennials, ferns and native plants. 9-11:30 am. Free. Adam Beck Community Centre, 79 Lawlor. 416-699-4353.

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answered yes, join No One Is Illegal at a film launch and discussion about undocumented residents’ rights. The 25-minute grassroots film Migrants: Know Your Rights – made with contributions from Immigration Legal Committee of NOII-TO and the Law Union of Ontario – compiles strategies that migrants can use to defend themselves against detention and deportation. Award-winning filmmaker Min Sook Lee introduces the film, and community organizers lead a discussion so you, too, can know your rights. Thursday (May 15) at 7 pm. Free. Friends House, 60 Lowther. Toronto.nooneisillegal.org.

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Green And Kinky: Make Your Own Flogger

DIY workshop. Noon. $40. Good for Her, 175 Harbord. Pre-register 416-588-0900, ­goodforher.com.

Saul’s Creek: Jewish Military Summer Camp And Farm Lost rivers walk. 1 pm. Free.

Meet at Long Branch TTC Loop. 416-593-2656.

SIPO Conference: The Power Of Ideas Conference for aspiring entrepreneurs, young professionals and students. 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. ­sipofoundation.org.

Southeast Asia Homelands Cultural celebration as part of Asian Heritage Month. 1 pm. Free. Thorncliffe Library, 48 Thorncliffe Park. 416-396-3865, ­torontopubliclibrary.ca.

SuperFan ComicCon Superhero convention with seminars, mini events, costumed fans, vendors and more. Today and tomorrow 10 am-7 pm; May 19, 10 am-6 pm. $25-$100.

Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, 195 Princes’. superfancomiccon.com.

Swansea & LM Montgomery Walk following in the footsteps of the Anne of Green Gables author. 3-5:30 pm. $15-$25 (includes snacks). Call for meeting point location. Preregister 416-923-6813.

3D Printing for Total Beginners Workshop.

1-4 pm. $49. Hot Pop Factory, 215 Spadina.

Pre-register hotpopfactory.com/workshops.

Warriors Jamaal Magloire’s Toronto Revellers masquerade band costume presentation and launch ahead of this year’s Toronto Caribbean Carnival. 9 pm-3 am. $20-$40. Armenian Community Centre Banquet Hall, 45 Hallcrown. ­torontorevellers.com.

Women’s Flat Track Rollerderby The GsTARs take on the Renegade Derby Dames’ Striking Vikings. 7 pm. $12-$15. Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main. gtarollergirls.­ticketleap.com.

World Fiddle Day Day-long celebration of bows on strings. Free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, ­harbourfrontcentre.com.

Year Of The Quiet Sun Pop-up gallery and launch party for a collection of poetry and collages by Ludwig Zeller. 7-10:30 pm. Free.

Annex Art Centre, 1075 Bathurst. deborah@ someone.ca.

Sunday, May 18 Parkdale Guided ROM walk. 2 pm. Free. Parkdale Library, 1303 Queen W. rom.on.ca.

The Story Behind The Novel: Cry Of The Giraffe Author Judie Oron talks about the Ethi-

opian Jewish community and her mission to rescue an enslaved child. 2 pm. Free. Knox College, rm 4, 59 St George. 416-410-1892, ­ulyssean.on.ca.

Monday, May 19 rBrewer’s Backyard: Queen Victoria’s Secret Family-friendly Ontario craft beer and food tasting event. 11 am-4 pm. Free admis-

Lucas Silveira performs at the #ENDhatelaws fundraiser on May 21.

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END HATE AGAINST LGBTs

The global surge in laws criminaliz­ ing LGBT activities – both sexual and political – is hugely upsetting, and T.O.’s community is fighting back. The fundraiser #endhatelaws (“hate laws” here does not refer to Canada’s laws against hate speech) aims to assist resisters in countries sion. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview. ­brewersbackyard.com.

In Defence Of Learning: U Of T Military Water Sites Lost rivers walk. 2 pm. Free. Meet

at St George subway, Bedford Rd entrance.

416-593-2656.

Victoria Day Canoe Tour Tour the bay around the Toronto Islands in a 20-seat canoe.

Noon-3 pm. $30. Harbourfront Canoe and Kayak Centre, 283A Queens Quay W. Preregister info@canoetoronto.com.

Tuesday, May 20 Cycle Tour Employment Info Session Info

where the hate heat is on. A stellar slate including Ryan G. Hinds, Troy Jackson and Lucas Silveira leads the charge Wednesday (May 21) at the Gladstone, 1214 Queen West. 7 pm, $20. gladstonehotel.com.

FIGHT FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE Are you an undocumented resident?

Do you know someone who is? If you nia’s Chemical Valley Lecture by Dayna

­ adine-Scott. 7 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 N Annette. 416-393-7692.

Let’s Grow Food: Worms – Making Black Gold For Your Garden Vermiculture work-

shop. 5:30-8:30 pm. $75 (sliding scale avail).

FoodShare, 90 Croatia. Pre-register 416-3636441 ext 247, angela@foodshare.net.

100 In 1 Day Pre-festival workshop on citizendriven action for a better city. 6-8 pm. Free.

Mattamy Athletic Centre, Eggy’s Lounge, Church and Carlton. 100in1day.ca/toronto.

Selling Genre Fiction In A Splintering Publishing Market Panel discussion on submit-

session for those interested in working on cycling tours abroad. 6 pm. Free. Tour d’Afrique, 196 Spadina. 416-364-8255.

ting and selling SF/fantasy. 7 pm. Free. Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College. f­ riendsofmerril. org.

Explore The Forbidden City: Imperial Cos-

Wednesday, May 21

tumes And The Projections Of Desire Talk by art historian Angela Sheng. 7 pm. $21. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416586-5797.

Gender-Bending Chronic Pollution In Sar-

Benefits

5#EndHateLaws Fundraiser (#EndHate­

Laws) Performances by Lucas Silveira, Ryan G

The pink triangle has gone from a Nazi symbol identifying homosexuals for persecution to the universal sign for sex-positive LQBTQ inclusivity. Ken Setterington addresses this trajectory and more when he discusses his book Branded By The Pink Triangle ($15.95, Second Story) on Wednesday (May 21). He recounts how before the Nazis came to power and sewed pink triangles onto gay prisoners’ uniforms, Germany was one of the world’s most tolerant places for homosexuals.

Free. Parliament Library, 269 ­Gerrard East. 416-393-7663.

Setterington talks about the history of the symbol. 10:30 am. Free. Parliament Library, 269 Gerrard E. 416-393-7663.

Chinese And Japanese Export Porcelain:

Looking At A Long Tradition Presentation (7 pm) and East Asian ceramics ID clinic (6 pm). 7 pm. Free. North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

Gerrard India Bazaar Heritage Toronto walk. 6:30 pm. Free. Location provided on registration. Pre-register ­heritagetoronto.org.

The Ghosts Of WWI: The Crisis In The Ukraine Author Rob Sewell talks about the

crisis of capitalism and how it’s reigniting problems in the region. 7 pm. Free. Ryerson U Oakham House, 63 Gould. 416-461-0304, fightback@marxist.ca.

CKristian Bogner The artist talks about his recent photographic expedition to Nepal. 6:30 pm. Free. St Paul’s United Church Cody Hall, 227 Bloor E. scotiabankcontactphoto.com.

Meditation Class for the experienced or for those who can’t sit still. 7 pm. Free. Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen E. ­ralphthornton. org.

Ranevskaya And The Seamstress Reading of Polly Phokeev’s play about a group of people working at a theatre in 1939 Moscow. 8 pm.

Pwyc. lemon­Tree Studio, 196 Spadina. ­theatredoubletake.com.

CScott McFarland The photographer talks about his work. 7 pm. Art Gallery of Ontario Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas W. ago.net, ­scotiabankcontactphoto.com.

Single Dads, Separated Dads, Divorced Dads Q&A and support group meeting. 7 pm.

Free. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth. 416-861-0626.

Yorkville Guided ROM walk. 6 pm. Free.

York­ville Library, 22 Yorkville. rom.on.ca.

upcoming Thursday, May 22

Benefits

Fringe Kitchen Party BBQ Edition (Fringe Hinds, Troy Jackson, ManChyna and others, plus a silent auction. 7 pm. $20. Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen W. ­gladstonehotel.com.

Shakespeare Challenge (Shakespeare in Action) An abridged performance of Twelfth Night plus auctions, live music and more. 7 pm. $75. Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm. ­shakespeareinaction.org.

Trent Severn (Toronto Wildlife Centre) Concert. 8:30 pm. $35, adv $30. Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas W. 416-531-6604.

Events

CArchiving Public Sex Panel discussion on the exhibition with artists and others. 7 pm.

Free. UTAC Art Lounge, 15 King’s College Circle. scotiabankcontactphoto.com.

5Back End Burlesque Daytona Bitch hosts a showcase of burlesque, boylesque, circus, drag and more. 9 pm. $10. Crews/Tango, 508 Church. ­aprofessionaldistraction.com.

5Branded By The Pink Triangle Author Ken

Festival) Festival fundraiser with urban dancers Jack Your Body, DJ Michelle Williams, food and more. 7 pm. $95. The Hoxton, 69 Bathurst. fringetoronto.com.

Still Points In A Turning World: Wade Davis And John Vaillant (PEN Canada) An-

thropologist Davis and author Vaillant discuss the ethics of storytelling, reportage and bearing witness in the 21st century. 7 pm. $25. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. ­pencanada.ca.

A Taste For Life (National Eating Disorder Information Centre) Live music by Jesse Gold, live art, tapas, an auction and more. 7 pm. $100. Thompson Landry Gallery, 32 Distillery Lane. nedic.ca.

Women Of Distinction Awards (YWCA Toronto­) This gala celebrates seven Toronto women for the important work they do for women and girls. 5:30-11 pm. $195. Carlu, 444 Yonge. ­womenofdistinction.ca.

Events

The ABCs Of Choosing Healthy Body Care

Products Seminar. 7 pm. Free. Big Carrot, 348 Danforth. 416-466-2129.

Bad Gut Lecture on ulcerative colitis. 7 pm.

Free. Pantages Hotel Toronto Centre, 200 Victoria. Pre-register badgut.org/events.

CM1 Conference for community managers. 9 am-5 pm. $249, stu $99. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front. cm1.ca.

Critical Pedagogy And The Citizen-Student – A Just Society Is Possible Symposium with a talk by journalist/social activist Judy Rebick.

9:30 am-4 pm. $50. George Brown College, 290 Adelaide E. Pre-register georgebrown.ca/ tommydouglasinstitute.

OSAP Info Session Learn about the Ontario Student Assistance Program. 4-5:30 pm. Free.

Lillian H Smith Library, 239 College. 416-3937746.

Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Volunteer Info Learn about volunteer opportunities for

students and adults of all abilities. 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Immigrant Services Welcome Centre – Markham, 8400 Woodbine. Pre-register events@welcomecentre.ca.

5Singing Out – Pride. Music. Belonging

Performance by Singing OUT, the city’s largest LGBTQ community chorus, in celebration of the coming World Pride Toronto event. 7 pm.

Free. Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View. 416-393-7610, ­torontopubliclibrary.ca.

Women Of Distinction Plaque Presentation Heritage Toronto and Toronto Legacy

Project honour Amelia Earhart, Emma Goldman and Joyce Wieland. 11 am. Free. University College, rm 179, 15 King’s College Circle.

Pre-register heritagetoronto.org.

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Skirting around

The week’s news, views and sales

It’s not quite shorts weather, but you’re oh-so-bored of pants. Put a little spring in your step with these playful skirts.

SIZE DOES MATTER

Yorkdale is basically the Godzilla of shopping malls, slowly crushing all competitors in its path. It seems the mega-mall barely finishes one expansion before starting another. Now Yorkdale has announced the opening of 10 new boutiques, including Jimmy Choo, Versace and Moncler, in the fall. A new wing to be completed by 2016 will add almost 300,000 square feet of space.

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The Craft Ontario Shop (formerly the Guild Shop, 118 Cumberland, 416-921-1721, craftontario.com) transforms into a designer showcase until June 5.

The Design For Living exhibit features home interior vignettes and answers the question, “How do you live with craft?” The mix of up-and-coming and established makers from across the province includes Lizz Aston, the Brothers Dressler, Normal Goods and Dayna Gedney.

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1. Clover Canyon multicolour Hollywood Bowl skirt ($275, Holt Renfrew, 50 Bloor West, 416-9222333, and others, holtrenfrew.com) 2. Hilary MacMillan floral A-line skirt ($256, Elle Hardware, 695 Queen West, 416-360-0333, hilarymacmillan.com)

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4. Jennifer Torosian eight-panel skirt ($299, jennifertorosian.com)

The handheld Fujifilm SP-1 Instax SHARE prints busines-card-size photos from any smartphone or tablet via wireless connection. Print from your album, Instagram or Facebook accounts and you’ll be the life of the party, aside from the cool people who brought drugs and alcohol.

ALEXANDER JOO $199.99 from Henry’s, henrys.com

5. Promesa floral print maxi skirt ($39.99, Jean Machine, 220 Yonge, 416593-0861, and others, jeanmachine.com)

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It’s your kid’s favourite time of year again: the Mastermind Annual Warehouse Sale from Wednesday (May 21) to May 25 at the International Centre (6900 Airport, hall 6). Get 40 to 70 per cent off brands like Lego, Thomas & Friends and Playmobil.

(Adults who never grew up are totally welcome, too.) For details, see mastermindtoys.com.

HERE COME THE BRIDES I harbour serious doubts about the institution of marriage, but even I’m pretty excited about bridal boutique extraordinaire Kleinfeld landing in Canada via The Bay’s flagship store (176 Yonge, 416-861-9111). Sure, it stocks all the big guns, but it really deserves kudos for its fairsized collection of Canadian-designed gowns and accessories.

Kleinfeld’s tapped the likes of Greta Constantine, Lucian Matis, David Dixon, Shay Lowe Jewellery Design and Erin Fitzpatrick to design bridal lines for the new store. Book an appointment at thebay.com.

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store of the week Body Blue 199 Danforth, 416-778-7601, bodyblue.ca

With all the recent talk of indie shop closures, its nice to hear some success stories.

Local go-to denim destination Body Blue celebrates 25 years with not one, but two thriving downtown locations, on the Danforth and on Queen West (724 Queen West, 416-703-7601).

What’s owner Sam Nirenberg’s secret to staying in business? A loyal customer base that appreciates quality clothes and exceptional service.

As much as they try, fast fashion shops like H&M can’t match the feel and fit of truly good denim. It’s one of those things you just have to pay for.

Body Blue’s unisex stock changes daily, so there are always fresh styles to check out, and staff are among the most attentive in town.

Concerned about worker exploitation? Most of Nirenberg’s premium denim is manufactured in the States or Europe.

Body Blue picks: The store does a whole lot more than just denim and also makes a point of stocking Cana­ dian brands. Check out Mackage’s ­Liana coated military trench ($450), Jenny Bird’s Long Horn Tusk earrings ($55) and Fidelty’s Ace mid-rise jean in vintage graphite ($194).

Look for: Body Blue’s long-weekend sale Thursday to Monday (May 15 to 19), when you can buy one and get one free on regular merchandise and save up to 50 per cent on selected items.

Saturday (May 17) is also Seven for Mankind Day ,when you get a gift with every purchase of Seven jeans.

Hours: Monday to Friday 10 am to 8 pm, Saturday 9:30 am to 6 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm.

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Long, cold winters are anything but kind to your skin. Say goodbye to dry patches and increase sluggish circulation with the Snowbird Ruby Red Grapefruit Scrub treat­ ment ($170 for 60 minutes) at the Four Seasons Spa. Ground walnut shells gentle enough for sensitive skin form a rich lather to buff away dead cells, while grapefruit essential oils moisturize and pack a powerful aromatherapy punch. Add on a scalp mas­ sage with Moroccan oil to repair stressed-out locks or an eco-friendly paraffin treatment ($25 each) to nourish feet into sandal-ready shape for summer. 60 Yorkville, 416-964-0411, ­fourseasons.com/toronto.

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Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 When the path

ahead divides in two, Aries, I am hoping you can work some magic that will allow you to take both ways at once. If you do master this riddle, if you can creatively figure out how to split yourself without doing any harm, I have a strong suspicion that the two paths will once again come together no later than August 1, possibly before. But due to a curious quirk in the laws of life, the two forks will never again converge if you follow just one of them now.

Taurus Apr 20 | May 20 I see you as

in a couple of weeks. Even if you fling zucchini seeds in your backyard today, you shouldn’t expect straight rows of cucumbers to be growing there by June 1. Let’s get even more precise here. If you carefully plant zucchini seeds in neat rows in your backyard today, you should not expect ripe cucumbers to sprout by August. But here’s the kicker: If you carefully plant cucumber seeds in your backyard today, and weed them and water them as they grow, you can indeed expect ripe cucumbers by August.

­ aving more in common with a marah thon runner than a speed racer. Your best qualities tend to emerge when you’re committed to a process that takes a while to unfold. Learning to pace yourself is a crucial life lesson. That’s how you get attuned to your body’s signals and master the art of caring for your physical needs. That’s also how you come to understand that it’s ­important not to compare yourself constantly to the progress other people are making. Having said all that, Taurus, I want to recommend a temporary exception to the rule. Just for now, it may make sense for you to run fast for a short time.

Cancer Jun 21 | Jul 22 “If we want the

Gemini May 21 | Jun 20 If you fling

Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 There’s a piece of art

rewards of being loved,” says cartoonist Tim Kreider, “we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known.”

How are you doing with this trade-off, Cancerian? Being a Crab myself, I know we are sometimes inclined to hide who we really are. We have mixed feelings about becoming vulnerable and available enough to be fully known by others. We might even choose to live without the love we crave so as to prop up the illusion of strength that comes from being mys­terious, from concealing our depths. The coming weeks will be a good time for you to revisit this conundrum.

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on the moon: a ceramic disk inscribed with six drawings by noted American artists. It was carried on the landing module of the Apollo 12 mission, which

delivered two astronauts to the lunar surface in November 1969. One of the artists, Leo maverick Andy Warhol, drew the image of a stylized penis, similar to what you might see on the wall of a public restroom. “He was being the terrible bad boy,” the project’s organizer said about Warhol’s contribution. You know me, Leo. I usually love playful acts of rebellion. But in the coming weeks, I advise against taking Warhol’s approach. If you’re called on to add your self-expression to a big undertaking, tilt in the direction of sincerity and reverence and dignity.

Virgo Aug 23 | Sep 22 The planet we

live on is in constant transformation.

Nothing ever stays the same. To succeed, let alone survive, we need to acclimate ourselves to the relentless forward motion. “He not busy being born is busy dying,” was Bob Dylan’s way of framing our challenge. How are you doing with this aspect of life, Virgo? Do you hate it but deal with it grudgingly?

Tolerate it and aspire to be a master of it someday? Whatever your current attitude is, I’m here to tell you that in the coming months you could become much more comfortable with the ceaseless flow – and even learn to enjoy it.

Are you ready to begin?

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Scorpio Oct 23 | Nov 21 I have three

sets of questions for you, Scorpio. First, are you anyone’s muse? Is there a person who draws inspiration from the way you live? Here’s my second query: Are you strong medicine for anyone?

Are you the source of riddles that confound and intrigue them, compelling them to outgrow their narrow perspectives? Here’s my third ­inquiry: Are you anyone’s teacher? Are you an influence that educates someone about the meaning of life? If you do play any of these roles, Scorpio, they are about to heat up and transform. If you don’t ­currently serve at least one of these ­functions, there’s a good chance you will start to soon.

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ing to my reading of the astrological omens, you should draw inspiration from this Chinese proverb: “Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.” In other words, Sagittarius, you need extra downtime. So please say NO to any influence that says, “Do it now! Be maniacally efficient! Multi-task as if your life depended on it! The more active you are the more successful you will be!” Instead, give yourself ample opportunity to play and daydream and ruminate.

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They may have thought it wise to let you fend for yourself for a while. But don’t worry. They will be back soon.

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(A typical micro­bead scrub contains 300,000 such particles.) No wonder New York state just announced a ban.

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Yes, these have some natural ingredi­ ents like aloe, but the preservatives ­include formaldehyde-releasing 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol as well as endocrine-disrupting propyl parabens. (Neutrogena Deep Clean does as well.) Plus, there is zero need to toss a wipe in the trash every time you scrub your face. Just plain wasteful, and pricey. $8/25 wipes SCORE: N

GREENWASH OF THE WEEK Inecto Pure Coconut Shampoo It takes some serious chutzpah to call your shampoo Pure Coconut and be anything but pure – although Inecto does contain coconut-derived coca­ mide DEA, a carcinogen that now has to come with a cancer warning in Cali­ fornia. This product is also heavy in sodium laureth sulfate (generally contaminated with carcinogenic 1,4 di­ oxane), which could technically be coco­ nut-derived as well.

Also in the mix are a handful of irritating – for some rash-indu­ cing – preservatives like methylisothia­ zolinone and its more troublesome cousin methylchloro­iso­thia­ zo­linone. No thanks.

nature notes It’s official: neonic pesticides are killing honey bees While the Canadian government hems and haws about banning neonicotin­ oid-based pesticides, a new study by the Harvard School of Public Health has pinned the blame for bee colony collapse directly on the commonly used neonics.

Scientists have been flagging neonic pesticides (used on soy, potatoes, corn) as a potential cause of the global decimation of bee populations for nearly a decade, but this study, in the latest edition of The Bulletin Of ­Insectology, confirms that even lowdose exposure to the pesticides is prompting

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bees (who happen to help pollinate a third of the world’s crops) to flee their hives and stop reproducing over winter. Cold, prolonged winters seem only to compound the problem.

The European Union has declared a two-year moratorium on the use of three neonic pesticides. Closer to home, four major enviro orgs including Sierra Club, Équiterre and the David ­Suzuki Foundation have condemned Health Canada for its conditional approval of the use of neonics like Clo­ thianidin without a full environmental assessment for a decade.

Health Canada’s own Pest Management Regulatory Agency has been asking pesticide makers to deliver toxicity data since 04 and is still waiting. It’s now promising to deliver a final report in 2017/18.

For bees and their supporters that’s a stingingly long wait.

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On the very day a weighty U.S. govern­ ment-mandated report concluded that “climate change has moved firmly into the present,” Stanford University stepped up to become the most ­prestigious university to date to vow to divest from fossil fuels.

Okay, so it didn’t divest from all fossil fuels the way some 11 other universities and a handful of U.S. towns (Seattle, Portland) and churches have pledged to.

What Cali-based Stanford announced is that its endowment will no longer directly invest in coal in particular. Either way, it’s a sure sign that the fossil-free movement, which petitioned the university to divest last year, is growing.

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The big Q is why no Canadian colleges have followed suit (UBC recently came close-ish). If ­Stanford can dump coal, can’t U of T or McGill ditch the tar sands? U of T’s faculty association already voted to endorse divestment.

The school’s new pres, Meric Gertler, has struck a committee to consider the proposal. Time for U of T to show leadership. Stay in the loop at ­gofossilfree.ca and Toronto350.org.

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pizzas like pear, walnut, gorgonzola or an impeccable wild mushroom. You’ll also find traditional pastas done well with the standout being a homemade pappardelle with slow cooked beef cheek, burnt butter and pinenuts.

A boutique selection of beers including Peroni is offered.

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On tap are a dozen beers, mostly local craft products and staples like Tennants and Guinness. The food is comforting and classic pub fare with the usual pot pies, curry and burger as well as massive buttermilkbattered chicken wings. Then there’s the haggis

fritters and black pudding breakfasts. The Roast Beef Sannie - thin-sliced beef served on a yorkshire pudding bun - is a must-try. This wee East end gem has live music every Friday and two of the best backyard patios in the city - a flower-festooned ground-level 60-seater and a rooftop bar with a big-screen TV to catch the rugby or the football!

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Notable are the various Eggs Bennies and the 2-Hander Sandwiches on thick, grainy bread. Hank’s espresso is some of the city’s best. The all-day breakfast is certainly a hit with the market crowd and creative types who want to

get some business done over a casual meal. Hank’s also works well to grab a latte and a homemade baked good.

Take out is available but recommend eating in. A very cool and relaxing spot that is a sure hit for weekday brunch/lunch and weekend brunch. Morphs nicely into modish event space in the evenings. Fully Licensed.

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In 1997, Chef Gabriele Paganelli started a restaurant with the idea of introducing Toronto to the cuisine of Emilia Romagna. Our pasta are all freshly-made daily, with lots of labour & lots of love. Our risottos, which have won Best & Silver Spoon Awards, are unforgettable once you’ve tried them. Every dish is designed with great taste and flavour. We’re often the

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At Fat Pasha, owner/chef Anthony Rose holds the spectacular roasted cauliflower. The sevenitem salad platter (inset) makes a great starter.

Anthony Rose wows with his Middle Eastern influenced fare at Fat Pasha By STEVEN DAVEY land, 647-340-6142, fatpasha.com, @fatpasha) Complete dinners for $55 per person (lunches/brunches $40), including tax, tip and a cocktail. Average main $22/$15. Open for lunch Wednesday to Friday 11 am to 3 pm, dinner nightly from 5 pm. Weekend brunch 11 am to 3 pm.

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than former Drake chef Anthony Rose’s Fat Pasha.

There are audible gasps from the table next door when the whole roasted head arrives with an upright knife the size of a chainsaw stuck into it. Slathered with nutty tahini and drizzled with creamy labneh yogurt and a coriander pesto that recalls the Indian Rice Factory (which Fat Pasha replaced), it comes tossed with pomegranate seeds, pine nuts

You can keep your dinosaur kale, massaged or otherwise. It’s cauliflower that’s the new veggie king!

In the last few weeks alone, we’ve seen the oft-ignored cauli’ pop up everywhere.

The Beech Tree on Kingston Road uses it with a Stilton-rich cream sauce on bruschetta.

Over at Isam Kaisi’s hip District Oven on College, the cabbage cousin’s fashioned into steaks and served over creamy couscous risotto, while King West’s Home of the Brave batters and deep-fries the flowerets like Buffalo chicken wings. It even shows up on tacos at Grand Electric.

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and cubes of tangy haloumi cheese ($18/$12 half) like some mutant main course, side dish and dessert.

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terrifically fresh spring peas in slivered mint and dill. Marinated in yogurt, harissa and mild Aleppo pepper, a chopped up ’n’ roasted Cornish hen garnished with charred slices of orange ($25) could be spectacular tandoori chicken by way of Tel Aviv.

Shareable sides also impress. A Middle Eastern take on Cantonese fried rice strewn with meaty lentils, crushed pistachios and little bits of vermicelli turns up fabulously laced with chicken fat. Thick with pitted dates and apricots, chef’s Israeli couscous (both $14) makes the perfect foil for his full-throttle mains.

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Needless to say, the family friendly Pasha has been slammed from the get-go. The 50-seat is wall-to-wall foodies and their offspring within half an hour of the doors opening.

And although the retro boomer muzak they play – Paul McCartney and Wings’ Band On The Run one more time, anyone? – isn’t up to Electric Mud or Playa Cabana levels, it still gets pretty loud, especially once the ankle-biters start caterwauling.

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Out near Baby Point, Megan Whiten has converted her cute ’n’ kitschy Camp into the slightly more refined Fish Camp (244 Jane, at Horshaw, 647-346-2267, camprestauranttoronto.com, @CampRestaurant). The reconfigured 20-seat room now puts the focus on seafood and serves dinner Wednesday through Sunday from 5 pm, with brunch only on Sunday.

“We started doing Fish Fridays and everybody loved it,” says the original Beaver owner/chef. “It proved so much fun, we decided to do it every night.”

Charlotte Langley, ex of Catch, is responsible for the fish-alicious carte.

There are buck-a-shuck oysters on Wednesday, and $5 catfish tacos on Thursday. But are those still your mother’s famous scalloped potatoes alongside the wild Pacific halibut ($29)?

“They’re Charlotte’s,” laughs Whiten. “She’s such an artist, I didn’t want to interfere. But maybe Mom’s will resurface at brunch!”

served its last supper three weeks ago. Though 2012 was one of the historic art deco diner’s best years ever, it never really recovered from a fire in the building next door that fall, not to mention non-stop condo construction.

“I couldn’t keep it open any longer.

We just couldn’t turn a profit,” says Jackman. “It’s all very sad.”

Luckily, she’s found someone who wants to keep the Peter Pan spirit alive. Enter a team headed by chef Noah Goldberg of the short-lived Feasting Room at the Orbit on College two summers back. Could the new Peter Pan be more of the same?

“I’m not exactly sure what they’re doing, but I know they’re sinking a fortune into the place. They say they’re keeping the name, and they’ve sent the bar and the booths out to be refinished.”

Goldberg wasn’t the only party interested in the Peter Pan. A certain Susur Lee – who started out flipping burgers at the legendary luncheonette back in the 80s – put in a lastminute offer.

“Susur and I fell in love while working there,” says Lee’s partner, Brenda Bent. “We’re so bummed we didn’t SD get it.”

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Behind the anonymous facade of a firstfloor condo storefront lies the biggest thing to hit King West since half-price wings at the Wheat Sheaf. The nearby original trat’s cachet will get them in the door, but Rob Gentile’s moderately priced Tuscan tapas and all-day kitchen open nightly till 2 am will make them regulars.

If they can get in, of course. Best: bruschetta dressed with duck yolk, beech mushrooms and shaved black truffle; house-baked focaccia panini with virgin mozzarella and preserved cherry tomatoes or porchetta with apple mostardo; goat ’n’ ricotta meatballs in tomato sauce with raisins; at brunch, pork blood crepes with chocolate-coated figs and buffalo milk crème anglaise; semolina pancakes with lemony mascarpone in grappa-fortified maple syrup. Complete dinners for $40 per person (lunches/brunches $30), including tax, tip and a glass of wine.

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Indian PUKKA 778 St Clair W, at Arlington, 416ñ 342-1906, pukka.ca, @pukkatoronto

Harsh Chawla and Derek Valleau’s stylish uptown bistro goes where few local Indian restos ever venture – upscale. A creative kitchen, smooth service and noise levels that allow for conversation make full houses the norm rather than the exception. Reservations essential most nights. Best: tapas-style starters like papri chat with puffed rice, ripe mango and Granny Smith apple dressed with pomegranate seeds in sweet yogurt dressing; spicy south Indian fried Chicken 65 garnished with nasturtiums; shareable mains like nutty butter chicken with wilted fenugreek leaves; smoky lamb chop “lollipops” à la Vancouver’s Vikram Vij in minty cream sauce; sides of French green beans with caramelized onion and shredded coconut; baskets of buttery garlic

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Average main $7. Open Tuesday to Sunday 11:30 am to 8 pm. Closed Monday, holidays. No reservations. Unlicensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement.

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A year ago, a Venezuelan friend scoffed at my rum collection. It really stung because I truly believed that it was the most impressive section of my home bar. But according to Antonio, I had nothing to be proud of since his motherland wasn’t represented. No island or mainland liquids remotely pleased him. Now I get it. This rum’s super-smooth and rippling with complexities.

Downright delicious.

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If you can’t find it, Diplomatico Reserva (750 ml/$35.70, LCBO 274258) is also a great buy.

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Rating: NNN Why Shove over, champers – Prosecco’s taking over the title of the world’s fave bubbly. Value and availability have as much to do with Prosecco’s surge as its light, easy-drinking character.

Bottega Rose (from Veneto, the sparkling wine’s native region) is all brilliant berries and clean acidity, a patio brunch bottle if I ever met one.

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Rating: NNNN Why Produced from saignée juice (the lightly macerated bleed-off during red wine production), this rosé is fresh and fruity but grounded by a savoury dryness.

Next time I drink this, it’ll be outdoors, with barbecued fish.

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36 Wellington East, 647-350-3636, eastthirtysix.com It used to be that certain neighbourhoods were designated hubs for nightlife (remember the Entertainment District?), but that tired structure has been steadily cracking.

It’s far less about the party now than it is about the enjoyment of quality drink and good food to go with it, which explains the demise of super-clubs. (The announcement of the ­Guv­ernment’s closure seems to be one of the final nails in club culture’s ­coffin.)

The people have spoken: we want love put into our drinks, and the option of all-night nibbles. Most new bars are wisely taking heed.

East Thirty Six opened two months ago in the space formerly occupied by Lucien, on the same cozy strip of Wellington East as Pravda and the old-school Reservoir Lounge.

Owners Stanley Bernard and Julien Salomone, who met while working at uptown fine dining institution Auberge du Pommier, flipped the aesthe­tic while keeping the space relatively unaltered. The vibe is that of a nuevo 1920s cocktail joint with a sprinkling of old-school Hollywood glamour. Thankfully, there’s no hint of “speakeasy.”

The focal point is the backlit bar, a beautiful array of bottles and decan­ters full of house infusions.

Cocktails like the Flapper (wild strawberry liqueur, strawberry coulis, cava, $13) and the Bon Vivant (bourbon, lemon juice, agave nectar, grapefruit zest, $12) are thematically named.

The house barrel-aged Boulevardier (bourbon, Aperol, Lillet Rouge, smoke tincture, $14) is soft and smokey, and the Rum Row (house spiced rum, apricot liqueur, lemon juice, ginger syrup, tonic float, candied ginger, $13) is crazy tasty.

Brent Maxwell’s Euro-influenced small plates include razor clams with citrus, mint and fennel, octopus with smoked potato, and other Mediterranean-influenced fare. You should probably start planning your next night out in St. Lawrence.

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Shows that rocked Toronto last week THE DIRTY NIL at

ñTattoo, Tuesday, May 6.

Rating: NNNN The Dirty Nil made a Tuesday night feel like a Saturday night. There’s something delightfully mischievous about rangy singer Luke Bentham, who moves and talks fast, swings his guitar around, channels Courtney Love when he sneer-screams and just flatout entertains. Things also get pretty Weezerish, except when bassist Dave Nardi takes over lead vocals on Metzier-type fare. The Hamilton three-piece have a lot of enthusiastic fans who will not only come see them early in the CARLA GILLIS week, but also start a pit.

SWOLLEN MEMBERS at the Opera House, Tuesday, May 6.

Rating: NNN Vancouver’s Swollen Members started about 15 minutes before their midnight slot time. Fortunately, I waltzed in to their all-time best tune, Bring It Home, from 2001’s Bad Dreams.

Both Madchild and Prevail are competent showmen, and Prevail laid down a formidable freestyle, even chastising people for calling it Canadian Music Week instead of Canada Music Week. (Wait, isn’t it Canadian Music Week?)

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hadn’t had to hear Madchild, during a solo turn, completely degrade women in one of the most disgusting songs JULIA LeCONTE ever written.

WAR BABY at Bovine Sex Club, Tuesday, May 6. Rating: NNN

Earplugs went straight into ears as War Baby hit their first chords at the Bovine. The Vancouver three-piece are loud and tight, their thick fuzz sound drowning out the vocals and reverberating through the club. On their 2013 Jesus Baby album, a feral grunginess comes through – especially via Jon Redditt’s Kurt Cobainesque vocal delivery and Melvins guitar sludge – but live, the songs could benefit from CG more dynamism.

TRAVIS SCOTT at the

Opera House, Wednesday, ñ May 7.

Rating: NNNN Rap tastemakers like Kanye West have long touted Travis Scott as a future superstar, and his CMW show proved that he’s spotlight-ready.

From the moment he took the stage with his hit Quintana, Scott was a veritable pinball machine – incessantly high-fiving fans, jumping into the crowd, climbing several balconies with abandon – much to the delight of rabid young fans decked out in Pyrex and Supreme gear.

Scott already excels at something that takes many emcees years to learn: showmanship. More importantly, he also has something that can’t be taught: magnetic star power.

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THE KENNEDY CULT at the Horseshoe, Wednesday, May 7.

Rating: NNN There are a ton of awesome bands whose members don’t necessarily look like rock stars. The Kennedy Cult do not have that problem. Maybe because frontman Ryan Kennedy owns a vintage clothing store, the Peterborough foursome looked as slick as their saxinfused, 80s electro rock with killer melodies sounded. Their CMW appearance showcased the best of their tunes: Start Slow, Alibi, Forever. I would have liked Kennedy’s mic levels raised a notch or two. And, damn, did they deserve a looser crowd. Anticipating the arrival of punk rocker Brody Dalle, the packed ’Shoe was mostly very stiff.

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MEGAFAUNA at Hard Luck Bar, Wednesday, May 7.

Rating: NNN Playing at 8 pm to a handful of people is tough, but Austin’s Megafauna didn’t let it dampen their enthusiasm.

Led by jaw-dropping guitarist Dani

Neff, the four-piece plays a kind of prog-rock-tinged Breeders (thanks to Neff’s Kim Dealish voice) meets Joe Satrianian arpeggiated fretwork meets heavy Queens of the Stone Age thunder. It’s a little hard to hold on to, but when it all comes together, like on Time To Go and Hug From A Robot from their new album, Maximalist, the CG effect is staggering.

TASHA THE AMAZON at

Wrongbar, Thursday, May ñ 8.

Rating: NNNN Taking cues from venue-scaler Travis Scott, Tasha the Amazon climbed multiple teetering objects during her 1 am set. Starting her show from atop the railing around the VIP area, she leaped down to the stage and later performed atop a chair and on a table. Succeeding at manipulating the crowd from engaged to TURNT UP, she had a healthy buzz on as she performed songs from her mixtape FiDiYootDem, pouring a drink on the crowd, smoking weed and, yeah, missing a lyric or two along the JL way.

ASTRAL SWANS at the Cameron House, Thursday, May 8.

Rating: NNN He was the man of the hour, but he was totally shit-fucking nervous – and who could blame him, sandwiched be-

Rating: NNNN Fans crammed in so close to the stage at Owen Pallett’s release party for In Conflict that he joked they might want to consider moving back to avoid catching airborne VDs from his spit.

The audience cheers continued unabated, even when he had to doubleor triple-start songs in order to get his loops right. The group’s sound is so massive and sophisticated now, quieter moments at the beginnings of songs – with just violin and voice – were SARAH GREENE often most poignant.

tween Sandro Perri and Veda Hille?

Looking at a crowd that included Feist?

Astral Swans (aka Calgary songwriter Matthew Swann) was warmly introduced by Dan Mangan as the “flagship artist” on his new label, Madic Records.

The ensuing muted bar chords and songs of malaise and hallucinogenic ramblings struggled to hold the crowd’s attention, but Swann’s raw, minimalist style allowed subtleties to shine: an eerie whistling solo, for instance, or when he got deep into a SG guitar jam.

OPERATORS at the Silver

ñDollar, Thursday, May 8.

Rating: NNNNN It was only the third night of CMW, but we already called it: Dan Boeckner’s new band, Operators, gave one of the best performances of the week. As promised, the 45-minute set was loud, danceable and full of synth-pop earworms courtesy of Boeckner’s signature piercing growl and Devojka’s masterful reign over a table full of synths, drum machines and other electro doodads. For the finale, the packed room went absolutely crazy when Boeckner’s West Coast buds Japandroids joined in for a raucous, nostalgic cover of Wolf Parade’s This Heart’s On Fire.

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ABSOLUTELY FREE, FRESH SNOW, MARCEL RAMAGNANO Revue Cinema (400 Roncesvalles), Thursday (May 15) Live soundtrack experiment.

DELETED SCENES, ASTRAL SWANS Drake Hotel (1150 Queen West), Friday (May 16) See preview, page 44.

FU MANCHU, ELECTRIC CITIZEN, ELECTRIC MAGMA Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Friday (May 16) Stoner rock.

ELBOW, JOHN GRANT Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Friday (May 16) English alt-rock.

GROUP OF 27 Trinity St. Paul’s Church (427 Bloor West), Friday (May 16) Audience-participatory DIY symphony.

TV FREAKS, TEENANGER, DAS RAD Izakaya Sushi House (294 College), Saturday (May 17) Loud localish punk.

ROYAL WOOD First Canadian Place Waterfall Stage (1 First Canadian Place), Thursday (May 15); Winter Garden Theatre (189 Yonge), Saturday (May 17) See preview, page 42.

NEXT MUSIC FROM TOKYO: VOL 6 w/ Kinoko Teikoku, Uchu Conbini, Happy!Mari, jizue, Nayuta Rivoli (332 Queen West), Friday (May 16); Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Saturday (May 17) Two nights with Japanese bands.

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ELECTRIC ISLAND CONCERT + PICNIC SERIES w/ Sven Väth, Mano Le Tough, Daniel Avery, Jamie Kidd, Rafwat & Chorniy, Jonathan Rosa and others Centre Island (Toronto Islands), Monday (May 19) Electronic music on the Island.

CHET FAKER, SWEATER BEATS The Hoxton (69 Bathurst), Monday (May 19) See preview, page 44.

PANDA BEAR Opera House (735 Queen East), Tuesday (May 20) Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox.

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE The Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Wednesday (May 21) Freaky, weird Japanese psychedelia.

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Sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim (rhymes with, well, “rhyme”) have taken the pop world by storm thanks to their idiosyncratic blend of taut 90s R&B-style vocals, 70s soft rock palette and contemporary indie pop hooks. Since their fiercely smart debut album, Days Are Gone, came out in September, the San Fernando Valley multi-instrumentalists have been touring non-stop and hitting the festival and late-night talk show circuits.

Their long-awaited Kool Haus show won’t be their first in Toronto – they opened for Vampire Weekend at the Sony Centre a year ago – but it’s their first visit since Days Are Gone’s release. Word is they rock harder live than on record, and with all that long hair, leather jackets and saucy stage banter, who would pass it up?

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Concert Theatre doors 10 pm, $23.50. RT, SS, TW. June 20.

LIONA BOYD, MICHAEL SAVONA Two

L.A. GUNS The Rockpile East doors 8 pm, all

Voices/Two Guitars Edward Johnson Building 7 pm, $55-$95. UT. May 30.

ALAN FREW, DAN HILL, LORRAINE

SEGATO Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival: O Canada! Our Nation’s Greatest Hits A Cappella Young Centre for the Performing Arts 7 pm. 416-866-8666, singtoronto.com.

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PINK MOTH, MADE VIOLENT, STR2BIDNIS, TASMAN JUDE, MY KIND OF KARMA Nu Music Nite Horse-

shoe 8:30 pm, free. June 3.

JENNIFER CASTLE, EUCALYPTUS, MICHAEL MUCCI & BEN GROSSMAN, THOM GILL Feast In The East 38 Jam FacPRINCE NIFTY, SUNCLEF, BILE SISTER

Pop Avant Series: The Unbearable Lightness Of Bass Music Gallery doors 7 pm, $17, adv $13.

SS. June 6.

MOONFACE The Garrison doors 8 pm, $15.

RT, SS, TF. June 8.

THE LIZARDS Tribute To PHISH The Great

Hall doors 9 pm, $20, adv $13. EB. June 13.

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9 pm, $15. RT, SS, TW. June 20.

ZOMBOY, COOKIE MONSTA Phoenix

Music Series Double Double Land doors 9 pm, $5-$10 sliding scale. May 30.

tory Co 9 pm, all ages, $8. CB, FB, GR, SS. June 5.

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SHADOWY MEN ON A SHADOWY PLANET Vazaleen: Shame Wrongbar doors

ages, $tba. TW. June 28.

RIVAL SONS Virgin Mobile Mod Club doors 8 pm, $20.50. RT, SS, TF. July 3.

DEER TICK, SAM CASH, THE WEEKS, HOLLERADO, BIDINIBAND, BORN RUFFIANS, BLACK JOE LEWIS, MAN MAN, WACO BROTHERS, JULY TALK AND MANY OTHERS Toronto Urban Roots Festival: TURF Club Bonus Series Lee’s Palace and the Horseshoe $24.50. RT, SS, TF. torontourbanrootsfest.com. July 3 to 8.

JASON ISBELL Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $23.50. RT, SS, TF. July 15.

EX HEX The Garrison doors 9 pm, $12.50. RT, SS, TF. July 18.

NAT BALDWIN, BLACK WALLS, KIRA MAY Wavelength Monarch Tavern doors 8 pm, $10 adv. RT, SS, TF. wavelengthtoronto. com. July 24.

HUDSON MOHAWKE The Hoxton.

July 25.

GROUNDATION Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $20. RT, SS, TF. August 3.

THE KOOKS The Danforth Music Hall doors

7 pm, all ages, $32.50-$35. RT, SS, TM. August 4.

MKTO Virgin Mobile Mod Club doors 6 pm, all ages, $22.50. LN. August 8.

STRAND OF OAKS Drake Hotel doors 8:30

pm, $12.50. RT, SS, TF. August 11.

LIBRARY VOICES Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $12.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. August 28.

CITY & COLOUR, METRIC, THE NATIONAL, BILLY TALENT, RISE AGAINST, SOCIAL DISTORTION, THE FLAMING LIPS, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979, DIE ANTWOORD, TOKYO POLICE CLUB, PAUL WELLER, BRING ME THE HORIZON, THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS AND MANY MORE Riot Fest Downs-

view Park $tba. TF. riotfest.org. September 6 and 7.

SUN KIL MOON Opera House doors 8:30 pm, $20.50. RT, SS, TF. September 12.

THE WAR ON DRUGS Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $26. RT, SS, TF. September 15.

LILY ALLEN Sound Academy doors 7

pm, all ages, $35.50-$55. LN, RT, SS. September 28.

THE JANOSKIANS Kool Haus doors 7 pm, all ages, $29.50. LN. October 5.

SARAH MCLACHLAN Massey

Hall doors 7 pm, all ages, $50-$120.

LN, TM. November 6 and 7.

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Music listings appear by day, then by genre, then alphabetically by venue. Event names are in italics.

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All listings are free. Send to: music@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-​364-​1168 or mail to Music, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include artist(s), genre of music, event name (if any), venue name and address, time, ticket price and phone number or website.

Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm. Weekly events must confirm their listing once a month.

Thursday, May 15 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul

Adelaide Hall Camm Hunter doors 7 pm, all ages.

Amsterdam Bicycle Club Odd Soul (funk/ soul/R&B) 10 pm.

Baltic Avenue Michael Pilatzkie, Fitness,

Huge Cosmic, the Uproarious (rock/pop) doors 9 pm.

Bar Radio Clara Engel, David Gluck, Mike Goodbaum (indie rock/alt folk) 9 pm.

Berkeley Street Theatre Intermission Vol I: Pre/Post Modern King Weather, Michael Rault, DJ Bangs & Blush.

Bovine Sex Club Chixdiggit, School Damage, Deforester 9 pm.

Drake Hotel Underground Field Trip Discovery Series Brendan Philip, Harrison, Keita Juma, Shadrack Jackman.

Drake Hotel Lounge The Digs (funk) doors 11 pm.

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First Canadian Place Waterfall Stage Lunchtime concert Royal Wood 12:15 ñ pm. See preview, page 42.

The Garrison CD release Reenie, the Marwills, Lydia Persaud doors 8:30 pm.

Hard Luck Bar Solstafir & Junius doors 7:30 pm.

Holy Oak Cafe Doctor Ew 10 pm.

Horseshoe Low Animal, X Prime, Playdeaf,

Big Otter Creek.

Kensington Lodge Jam Derek Mok 7 pm.

Kool Haus Haim doors 7:30 pm,

all ages. ñ Lee’s Palace Mustard Plug, Deals Gone Bad, the Socials (ska punk) doors 8:30 pm.

Linsmore Tavern Sam Taylor & the East End

Love (indie pop) 9 pm.

Massey Hall 40th Anniversary George Thorogood & the Destroyers 8 pm.

Orbit Room Oakland Stoke (Tower of Power tribute) 10 pm.

Parts & Labour The Shop Live Karaoke Good Enough 10 pm.

Phoenix Concert Theatre You Me at Six doors 7 pm, all ages.

Revue Cinema Universe: A Live Soundtrack Experiment Absolutely Free, Fresh Snow, Marcel Ramagnano (pop/rock) doors 8:30 pm.

Rivoli Hip-Hop Night Freeman doors 9 pm.

Silver Dollar EP release Christian Hansen, the Fairest and Best, Depression Era, Doug Hoyer 8:30 pm.

Smiling Buddha Sensei, My Pet Genius (shoegaze) 9 pm.

Southside Johnny’s Skip Tracer 9:30 pm.

Supermarket Dizzy Playground Live! Jay Holy, Man Made Hill, Spookey Ruben & the Miracle Babies and others (underground variety show) 9 pm.

Tattoo Alesia doors 10 pm.

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Folk/Blues/Country/World

Alleycatz Back Alley Ringers (blues).

Alliance Française Downtown Olivia Ruiz

8 pm.

Aspetta Caffe Open Mic El Faron 8 pm.

Cameron House Front Room Matthew

­Hornell 10 pm, Corin Raymond 6 pm.

Dominion on Queen Third Thursday Series Morgan Davis (blues) 7:30 pm.

Free Times Cafe Songwriter’s Circle Of Jerks: Que Sera Sera! 8:30 pm.

Grossman’s Thrill Harmonic 10 pm.

Habits Gastropub Arlene Paculan, Nelson Sobral, Four One Six 8 pm.

Holy Oak Cafe Right Rounders (old-time) 7:30 pm.

Hugh’s Room CD release Steve Strongman (blues) 8:30 pm.

The Local Gest Open Mic With Porter 9 pm.

The Local The Wooden Horseman (folk) 9 pm.

Lola Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 9 pm.

Monarchs Pub Blues Thursdays The Chris Antonik Band 8 pm.

Press Club The Edgar Breau Band (singer/ songwriter) 9 pm.

Relish Bar & Grill TC Folkpunk 7 to 9 pm.

Tranzac Southern Cross The Shoeless 11 pm, Bluegrass Thursdays Houndstooth (bluegrass/old-time) 7:30 pm.

Unicorn Pub Honky Tonk Thursdays 10 pm.

Wise Guys Open Jam Jon Long 10 pm.

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Singer/songwriter starts fresh after critically ­acclaimed but emotionally unsatisfying effort

By Samantha Edwards

ROYAL WOOD at the Winter Garden Theatre (189 Yonge), Sunday (May 17) at 8 pm. $29.50-$39.50. RTH.

“I never set out to write my breakup album,” says Toronto’s Royal Wood about The Burning Bright (Maple), which comes just one year after his marriage to Canadian songstress Sarah Slean dissolved last spring.

Over the phone from a rest stop in Port Hope, on his way to a gig in Belleville, Wood says that although the album might be perceived as an ode to his failed relationship, that wasn’t his intention.

His true aim – “to make art for the sake of making art” – was actually born out of his disappointment with 2012’s critically acclaimed, chart-topping We Were Born To Glory.

“Instead of making the album for myself, like I had always done, a part of Glory was me trying to make a song that would be on the radio.

“I literally sat down in front of my piano or guitar and said, ‘I’m going to write a really catchy, uptempo pop song.’ I had never sat down with an ­objective before.”

Despite the success it brought – personal record-break-

ing album sales, radio hits and a Juno nom – Wood wrestled with the uncomfortable feeling that he’d written the album for the wrong reasons.

“I wasn’t proud to play those songs onstage. Frankly, it was horrible and dismantling.”

So last May, fresh off touring Glory and his split with Slean, Wood escaped to an off-the-grid cottage in Ireland with just his guitar, piano and the desire to live without the pressures of the music industry. By the time he reappeared, he had 40 songs ready to be recorded.

The solitude paid off. Recorded in Los Angeles, Hamilton and his hometown, Toronto, The Burning Bright navigates melancholy and heartbreak with equal hits of lightness and hope.

Sure, there are allusions to the breakup: “Well, I once believed in a fairy­tale, now I’m holding a coffin nail” he croons on Promises. And later, on The Light Of Dawn: “You blame me for the tragic end, you claim I was a broken man.” But it’s all from the heart. The Burning Bright is Wood’s most succinct and sincere album to date.

“It’s just bold honesty,” says Wood. “I don’t want to create anything that’s not honest ever again.”

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Jazz/Classical/Experimental

Cavern Bar aBabe Music Jacquelyn Tober & the Rose County Ramblers (indie jazz) doors 9 pm.

De Sotos Jam Anthony Abbatangeli (jazz/ blues) 8 pm.

Emmet Ray Bar Vokurka’s Vicarious Virtuoso Violin Ed Vokurka (jazz/folk/swing) 9 pm.

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre

War And Peace: Handel, Bach, Albinoni Artists of the Canadian Opera Orchestra & Ensemble Studio noon to 1 pm.

Gate 403 Tiffany Hanus Jazz Band 9 pm, G Street Jazz Trio 5 to 8 pm.

The Jazz Bistro PJ Perry.

Kama Thursdays At Five Colleen Allen, Reg Schwager & Canadian Jazz Quartet 5 to 8 pm.

Music Gallery Emergents IV Thin Edge New Music Collective, Jason Doell, ­Germaine Liu doors 7 pm.

Old Mill Inn Home Smith Bar Ori Dagan Trio (jazz) 7:30 pm.

Poetry Jazz Cafe Shafton Thomas Group 9 pm.

The Rex Robi Botos Side A Band Robi Botos, Louis Botos, Larnell Lewis 9:45 pm, Kevin Quain 6:30 pm.

Tranzac Baroque & Beer Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra doors 8 pm.

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Clinton’s Throwback Thursdays (90s) doors

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Club 120 T-Girl Party DJ Todd Klinck.5 The Jazz Bistro Cellar Rooftop Patio DJ Leo Love, Peter B 7 to 11 pm.

Maison Mercer EDX, Baranov.

Product Nightclub Literature For Life Bene-

fit DJ Jojoflores, Vita Chambers 8 pm.

Rivoli Pool Lounge DJ Bunitall (R&B/hiphop) 9 pm.

WAYLA Bar Random Play DJ Dwayne Minard (disco/yacht rock/new wave) 10 pm.

Friday, May 16 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul

Adelaide Hall The Sound Of Change Festival The Elwins, Fast Romantics, Aukland, John River, Iris, the Soul Proprietor (DJ set) 7 pm.

Alleycatz Ascension (rock).

The Danforth Music Hall Primal Scream doors 8 pm. CANCELLED Drake Hotel Deleted Scenes, Astral Swans doors 8 pm. See preview, page 44.

The Garrison Blood Red Shoes, Radkey (alt rock) doors 9 pm.

Hard Luck Bar Dayglo Abortions, the Brains, Reagan Youth 8 pm.

Harlem West Mboya Nicholson (soul) 7:30 to 11 pm.

Holy Oak Cafe Bart, Bantam Wing, Syngia 10 pm.

Horseshoe CJ Ramone, Plan 37, the Fairmounts (punk rock) doors 9 pm.

The Hoxton Gaslamp Killer, Great Dane doors 10 pm.

Jamaican Canadian Association Crosby’s Celebration LUST, Lukie D, Thriller U, Singing Melody, Tony Curtis, Steele, Liberty Silver, Comfort, Mountain Edge Band doors 8:30 pm.

Kool Haus Hopsin, DJ Hoppa (rap) doors 7 pm, all ages.

Lee’s Palace Fu Manchu, Electric Citizen, Electric Magma (stoner rock) doors 9 pm.

Linsmore Tavern Frankie Foo & the Yo Yo Smugglers (ska/pop) 9 pm.

Massey Hall Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin II 8 pm.

Monarchs Pub Classic Rock Fridays The Danny Marks Band 9 pm.

Opera House Hellyeah, Adrenaline Mob 7:30 pm.

Orbit Room The Dave Murphy Band (soul/ rock/pop) 10 pm.

Rivoli Next Music From Tokyo: Vol 6 Kinoko Teikoku, Uchu Conbini, Happy!Mari, jizue, nayuta doors 8 pm.

The Rockpile East Who Made Who (AC/DC tribute band) 11 pm, Silvergun Supermen (Stone Temple Pilots tribute band) doors 8 pm.

Royal Ontario Museum Friday Night Live: May Two Four Cottage At The ROM Sam Cash & the Romantic Dogs, Andrew Austin, DJ ­Mahem.

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OSIYM at ­Wrongbar, Thursday, May 8. Rating­: NNn

Rap duo OSIYM’s propensity for alcohol is an integral part of their party-rappers-who-aren’t-afraid-toget-solemn­charm. And charm they did – offering free shots to the liveliest audience members and bringing fans onstage for interactive drinking contests. It definitely brought joy to their songs, which document their js struggle to the middle.

the 6th letter at ­Wrongbar, Thursday, May 8.

Rating­: NNN

Performing alongside his producer, Raz Fresco, Toronto emcee the 6th Letter treated Wrongbar to selects off his mixtape NorthernPlayalisticGet­High­Muzik.

The rapper has an arsenal of chilledout smoking tunes – both throwback boom-bap styles and next-generation Snoop Dogg, West Coast-channelling ones – which he delivered with cool confidence. But laid-back isn’t necessarily best late on a Thursday. The more uptempo tracks, like Still Twistin’, were by far the most jl ­engaging.

Diana at ­the Drake, Thursday, May 8. Rating­: NNN

Rather than showcase their usual synth pop sound, DIANA chose to rework their catalogue into ambient improvisations for the first of their two nights at the Drake Hotel, and then flip the songs again into house/ techno arrangements for the second night. The results of the first night’s experiment were playfully weird, and it was refreshing to see a band take chances for a festival appearance, but the set wasn’t a very accurate representation of what we actually love about them. benjamin boles

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at ­the Drake, Thursday, ñ May 8.

Rating­: NNNN Kneeling down out of sight of most of the audience, Jennifer Castle relied ­almost exclusively on her haunting country-inflected vocals to charm the crowd, her minimalist fingerpicked guitar patterns echoing away faintly in the background. It’s hard to say exactly what gives her eerie folk ballads such a hypnotic bb quality, but it’s working for us.

tegan & Sara at ­Kool Haus, Friday, May 9. Rating­: NN

The first hot day of the year would’ve been better experienced outside the sweltering Kool Haus, as a pleather-clad Tegan Quin noted during Tegan & Sara’s hour-long set.

Unfortunately, the heat threw the twin sister duo off their game. Their set traded the slickness of Heartthrob for a loose, rollicking sound

that played up the messy emotions and folky influences. Thundering drums and impassioned singing riled up the audience during Shock To Your System and Closer. But the revved-up approach worked against other songs, as the flubbed harmonies during an off-key rendition of I Was A Fool demonstrated. kevin ritchie

ellie goulding at ­Kool Haus, Friday, May 9.

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British pop star Ellie Goulding ended an extensive North American tour attempting to rouse a sleepy crowd with joyous pop anthems. Three backing singers, an upright piano and a whole lot of percussion filled the stage for the dusky-voiced singer and her four players. Goulding’s professionalism was impressive but not exactly infectious. It wasn’t until she explained that this was the last show of her tour, so could we please crank it up a notch, that the audience tried to match the energy level kr onstage.

flatbush zombies at ­the Phoenix, Friday, May 9. Rating­: NNNN

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Hall, Friday, May 9. ñ

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pkew pkew pkew ­(Gunshots) at ­the Silver Dollar, Saturday, May 10.

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Toronto party punks Pkew Pkew Pkew don’t care for subtlety. During their frenzied 35-minute set, the

five-piece fiercely screamed about boozing whilst soliciting handclaps and beer from the riled-up audience.

On several occasions, vocalist Brodie Bocelli catapulted himself out into the throng, crowd surfing and moshing and winding up atop the Silver Dollar’s bar. Although their gang vocals and revved-up guitar melodies can make every song sound like the same party anthem, their crazed fan base was obviously eating sE it up.

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lizard wizard at ­the ñ Horseshoe, Saturday, May 10.

ating­: NNNN R Fresh from the Austin Psych Fest, Melbourne garage-punk-surfers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard smoked the Aussie BBQ on Saturday afternoon. The youthful seven-piece includes two drummers, a harmonica player, a bassist, two guitarists and a singer/guitarist who does squats and bounces while singing through a distorted mic. The melodies stayed breezy and weird, the music loose and noisy, and the vibe as carefree as we imagine Australia to be. In the running for best of the cG fest.

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chloe charles at the ­Drake Hotel, Saturday, May 10. Rating­: NNn

While Chloe Charles was serenading a small early evening crowd at the Drake, across town at Kool Haus it was being announced that she’d won the award for best soul/R&B artist of the year at the SiriusXM Indies. Her eclectic sound also encompasses elements of folk and indie rock, but it was the more overtly R&B songs that flattered her smoky bB vocals best in the live setting.

bizzarh at the D ­ rake Hotel, Saturday, May 10. Rating­: NNn

Up-and-coming hip-hop and neosoul duo Bizzarh give off a very mellow vibe onstage – so much so that they occasionally come across as a little too casual, though their laidback attitude does suit their drifty psychedelic R&B jams. They still seem to be finding their sound, but it’s moving in promising directions. bb

pypy at Wrongbar, Saturday, May 10. Rating­: NNn

Montreal stoner punk band PyPy played to the small handful of listeners at Wrongbar as if it were a packed club, proving that their sludgy garage rock jams sound even heavier live than on record. Unfortunately, it was harder to get into the rock ’n’ roll spirit at this sparsely attended festival showcase than when they’re playing for a room full of bb fans.

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DC four-piece captures live sound on polarizing new record By Benjamin Boles

Australian songwriter doesn’t want to know what you think about his music

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By Julia LeConte Chet Faker with Sweater Beats at the Hoxton (69 Bathurst), Monday (May 19), doors 7 pm. $14. RT, SS, TW.

Some people make a career of writing hit after hit. Australian electro-soulman Chet Faker, born Nick Murphy, makes a concerted effort not to.

“It’s really important that I’m aware of what’s going on, because otherwise I just end up writing a bunch of Talk Is Cheaps, which is what people want,” says Murphy, referring to the hit lead single off his debut album, Built On Glass (Maple), released last month.

Not that he doesn’t love the song, he explains over the phone from a venue in Luxembourg. “It’s a superpersonal song, but it also happens to be three and a half-ish minutes long, it has a standard verse, chorus, verse, double-chorus structure and an intro that’s shorter than 40 seconds, which is what people look for.”

The song – a saxy, sexy R&B slow burner with modern knob-twiddling effects – is both characteristic of the album and not. Other songs are ­experimental and unconventionally structured, like the lush A Lesson In ­Patience, which is rich in vocals yet ­devoid of lyrics.

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music purely for making music – which sounds ridiculous, but it gets harder and harder when everyone around you starts telling you what they think.”

Murphy has been building buzz since his 2012 EP, Thinking In Textures, which includes a cover of Blackstreet’s 1996 hit No Diggity. Murphy’s version found its way onto a Super Bowl commercial in 2013. With nearly 5 million YouTube hits on that cover alone, the artist knows what makes a popular song.

“I try not to pay attention to how people respond to my music, because whether they like it or not, that’s going to subconsciously affect what I do next time.”

Murphy took two years to record the album, on his own, at home in Melbourne. “It’s not a simple album for me to sum up,” he says. “One thing I wanted to do was be honest. It’s personal, but it’s honest.”

And, yes, it falls into a trendy genre du jour, but don’t expect that forever.

“I don’t think of music in that way – in labels, in genres. It’s limiting. Mu­sic’s not like a science to me.

There’s a lot more emotion invested in it. I don’t sit down and say, ‘I’m going to make an electro-soul album.’ I sit down and say ‘I’m going to express myself.’”

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Washington, DC, indie rockers Deleted Scenes’ first two a ­ lbums garnered consistently kind reviews, but reaction to their most recent record, Lithium Burn (Park the Van/Nevado), has been far more varied. Multi-instru­mentalist Matt Dowling sounds almost relieved that some negativity is ­being mixed in with the praise.

“I’d rather it be polarizing than generating no reaction,” Dowling says as he prepares to hit the road on tour again. “The people who love this record seem to really, really love it. The last two have done quite well critically, but I’m not sure how much they affected actual human beings on the ground. With this one we’re getting people coming up to us in person and saying this is the record they’ve always wanted us to make.”

It’s possible that long-time fans are especially amped about this album (compared to some critics) because the band focused on capturing their live

sound rather than e ­ xploring the limitless possibilities of the studio.

“I think people were getting something different out of our live shows than they were from our pre­vious two ­albums, and it was sometimes confusing for them,” says Dowling.

“We liked that people were getting these two experiences, but that may have come from a lack of confidence.

We were younger, and we felt like the recordings had to be this ‘thing,’ as ­opposed to letting them just be us.”

While it’s true that in the period leading up to recording Lithium Burn the band almost called it quits, Dowling says the recent Pitchfork review – that painted the album as a commentary on how hard it is to be in an indie band – made a few too many assumptions about its subject matter.

“There are some elements of that review that are true, but there are a lot that just are not. The record is very much about personal tension and frustrations around personal ­relationships with other human beings. It’s really a record about relationships more than anything else.”

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Seven44 Catalyst (rock).

Silver Dollar The Ding-Dongs, Chico No

Face, the OBGMs 9 pm.

The Sister Nikki Fierce, Hormoans, Stockholm Fiesta 8:30 pm.

Southside Johnny’s The Government (rock) 10 pm.

Tattoo Jay LA Music Showcase Veronica Domingues, Reservoir Tip, Malik, Maddee (indie/hip-hop/rock/soul) doors 9 pm.

3030 Dundas West Rock-A-Billy Shake-up: Ray Condo Rock & Roll Party Lily Frost, Teddy Furry, Matt Allen, Colonel Tom Parker, Alex Pangman, Big Rude Jake, Steve Good, James Henry, Jesse James Dale, Steve Ketchen, Mr Rick, Julie Seddon Faris, Eric Sandmark, the Bobby Dove Band, DJ Rockin’ Dave Faris, DJ Lincoln Bee Kool and others doors 9:30 pm.

Tranzac Main Hall Puppy Love 8 pm.

Velvet Underground Skaface, Treble Attack (reggae/ska/rock) doors 9 pm.

Wrongbar Big Ticket Melanie Durrant, Trish, Jay Evans, Alan Rayman, Brotha J, Dan-e-o, DJ Law (hip-hop/soul) doors 10 pm.

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down Peg Evans, John Glover, the Scanty Peelers Stringband (old-time square dance) doors 7 pm.

Aspetta Caffe Not a Total Gadjo (post punk/ klezmer/folk/indie) 9 pm.

Bar Radio Kristine Schmitt & Her Special Powers (bluegrass) 10 pm.

Cameron House Front Room Freeman Dre 10 pm, Patrick Brealey 8 pm, David Celia 6 pm.

Cameron House Back Room Dani Nash, Dave Clark.

Cavern Bar She Said She Said, Fred Knight (folk acoustic/dream pop) doors 8 pm.

Free Times Cafe Sapphire Empire, Shadrack Jackman, Bryn Scott-Grimes 8:30 pm.

Gate 403 Fraser Melvin Blues Band 9 pm.

Hugh’s Room Craig Cardiff 8:30 pm.

Press Club The Legendary Castaways (blues) 10:30 pm.

Relish Bar & Grill I Hate Todd 9 pm.

Tranzac Southern Cross The Real Ponchos, Emily Jill West, Snoqualmie (roots) 10 pm, Dust: the Quietest Big Band in the Known World 7:30 pm, the Foolish Things (folk) 5 pm.

Unicorn Pub Duelling Divas 10 pm.

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Array Space Princess Margaret Hospital Bene-

fit Concert Darbazi Georgian Choir, Shiraz Ensemble 7:30 pm.

The Assembly Hall Spring Into Song: Selections From Broadway’s Best Etobicoke Musical Productions 8 pm.

Gallery 345 Isa Trio: Jacques Israelievitch, Benjamin Smith, Jihyun Ahn (violin, piano, cello) 8 pm.

Gate 403 Sam Broverman Jazz Duo 5 to 8 pm.

Grossman’s Laura Hubert (jazzy swing) 10 pm.

Imperial Pub Jazz Fridays Jazz Generation (big band classics) 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

The Jazz Bistro PJ Perry.

Old Mill Inn Home Smith Bar Dave Young Quartet (jazz) 7:30 pm.

Poetry Jazz Cafe Eric West Trio 9:30 pm.

The Rex Robi Botos Side B Band Dave Young, Bernie Senensky, Robi Botos 9:45 pm, Sara Dell (vox/solo piano) 6:30 pm, Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm.

St Paul’s Anglican Church Organix Witold Zalewski (organ) 7:30 pm.

Trinity St. Paul’s Church DIY Symphony – Audience Participation! Group of 27 Chamber Orchestra 8 pm.

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Aria Complex Some&Sum Night DJ Jo 10 pm.

Club 120 Full Force Fridays DJs Ping, Tongue &

Lady Bliss 10 pm.5

CODA Yes Yes Y’All doors 10 pm. ñ Curzon DJ Mr Stylus (hip-hop/funk/soul/ R&B) 10 pm.

Drake One Fifty DJ Dougie Boom doors 9 pm.

Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar Just The Tip

(Of The Weekend) DJ Secret Agent 9 to 11 pm.

Guvernment When Dance Did Nice 14: Full 100 Edition Jazzy T, DJ Tyrone, Flatline, Black Reaction, Jester, Kid Kut, Mista

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Luxy Nightclub Party Tun Up Tour QQ, Mr Vegas, Spex, Michaels, Strong.

Mill Street Brew Pub DJ Humble Mike (soul/ funk/classic hip-hop) 8 pm.

Rivoli Pool Lounge DJ Stu (rock & roll).

The Savoy Frkn Wknd DJ Caff (R&B/hip-hop/ dancehall) 10 pm.

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Alleycatz Ascension (rock).

Cavern Bar The Moonwalks (covers from the

60s) doors 8 pm.

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The Danforth Music Hall elbow, John Grant doors 7 pm. ñ Drake Hotel Howler 8 pm.

El Mocambo Canadian Indie Music Fest

Showcase Rye and Silence, Vorasek, Bonwit Teller, Super Quest 8 pm.

Handlebar Wavelength: A Madcap Night Of Royal Debauchery Dilly Dally, the Sandy Pockets, Meeko Cheech, Gold Pony, the Julee Crise Ships, DJ ARP 2600, DJ Little Kicks 9 pm.

Hard Luck Bar Young Widows, Helms Alee doors 9 pm.

Horseshoe Ballroom Babies, Will Hunter, Band Beautiful, Nothing Secret, Suburbia, the Ages.

Humble Beginnings Sandi Marie & Guy Breau (classic rock) 12:30 to 2:30 pm.

Izakaya Sushi House TV Freaks, Teenanger, Das Rad. Kool Haus Bring Your Best Day 1: The Touchdown Beenie Man, Lil Rick (dancehall).

Lee’s Palace Next Music From Tokyo: Vol 6 Kinoko Teikoku, Uchu Conbini, Happy!Mari, jizue, nayuta doors 8 pm.

Linsmore Tavern Simply Queen (Queen tribute) 9:30 pm.

Orbit Room Ride the Tiger (60s & 70s soul/ Motown/stax/R&B) 10 pm.

Press Club aBabe Saturdays Eunice Keitan, Frank, the Cardboard Crown, Carmela Antonio (jazz/world/punk/reggae) 9:30 pm.

Rancho Relaxo The Palmer Squares, Loud Mouth, DRO, Fresh Kils, Dan Doesn’t Sleep, the Nicest, Cee, Notion, Philly Moves, DJ Hullewud 9 pm.

Revival Midnight Mix Skratch Bastid, J-Class (hip-hop/R&B/mash up/electro/ reggae).

The Rex Danny Marks (pop) noon.

Rivoli Hozier (R&B/soul/jazz) doors 8 pm.

Silver Dollar Horsey Craze: Neil Young/Crazy Horse tribute Wicked Witches 9 pm.

The Sister Mighty Big Word, Innocent Guns.

Smiling Buddha Call of the Wild, Chainbreaker, Droid (metal) 9 pm.

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Southside Johnny’s Cottage Brew 10 pm, The Bear Band (rock/blues) 4 to 8 pm.

St Nicholas Anglican Church Robinson Hall Acoustic Harvest Karen Savoca & Pete

Heitzman (soul/R&B/roots/world rhythms) doors 7:30 pm.

Taboo Fire & Ice 4: Climate Control DJ Era, JJones, Mancer, JessyJames, Young Smitty, BabyGrhyme, K Fresh, Pinkushynkidz and others.

Tattoo Hanging With Hoodie Tour Hoodie Allen, Camm Hunter (rap) 7 pm, all ages.

Virgin Mobile Mod Club Rebel Coast, Ben Zamora, Keek doors 6 pm, all ages.

Winter Garden Theatre Wood 8 pm. See preview, page 42. ñRoyal

Folk/Blues/Country/World

Armenian Community Centre Warriors The Toronto Revellers (Caribbean carnival) 9 pm.

Bar Radio Mr Rick (country) 10 pm.

Cameron House Front Room Jack Marks

(country/folk) 10 pm, Kayla Howran 8 pm.

Cameron House Back Room Rolla Olak & Devon Coyote.

Free Times Cafe Nathan Carroll, Haley Gillis (folk) 8:30 pm.

Full of Beans Coffee Rebas Open Mic Saturdays Philomene Hoffman 1 to 4 pm.

Gate 403 Bill Heffernan (folk/blues) 5 to 8 pm.

Grossman’s The Beggar’s Banquet 10 pm.

Harbourfront Centre Ontario Square

World Fiddle Day: A Day-Long Celebration Of Bows On Strings 2 to 5 pm.

Holy Oak Cafe Ben Kunder (folk) 7:30 pm.

King’s Belly Acoustic Showcase & Open Stage Kevin Davies 8 pm.

The Local Alistair Christl (rockabilly) 9 pm. continued on page 48 œ

NOW May 15-21 2014

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fort york

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LEWIS THE WILLIE NILE BAND (NYC) HORSESHOE THE LONDON SOULS

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THE DIGITOUR PRESENTS

DIGIFEST ALL AGES!

FEAT. FIFTH HARMONY, BEFORE YOU EXIT & DOZENS MORE!

THU MAY 15 $13.50 Adv

SKA!

MUSTARD PLUG DEALS GONE BAD

SUN MAY 18 • $17.50 -$20 Adv

SO-CAL SKA

THE MAD CADDIES

THU MAY 22 $6.00 @Door

STAN SIMON & THE HOLY BIBLES

IVORY HOURS

WEST HAMMOCK

FRI MAY 23 • $16.50 Adv

THE PLANET

FRI MAY 16 • $20.00 @Door

FU MANCHU TEIKOKU NEXT MUSIC FROM TOKYO

KINOKO

ELECTRIC CITIZEN ELECTRIC MAGMA

UCHU CONBINI

SUN MAY 18

SUN MAY 18

$13.50 Adv @THE CAVE

$15.00 Adv

NO COVER @THE CAVE

WITH

KING TUT

ORANGABANG SEED OF NATURE

JUNE 13 • $ 16.50 adv

MURDER BY DEATH JUNE 14 •

adv

TUESDAY MAY 20

OPERA HOUSE $21.50 ADV

LAKE OF LIONS

NICE PETER TUES JUNE 17 • DONOVAN WOLFINGTON & THE GUANTANAMO OPERA HOUSE • $22.00 ADV

JUNE 26 • $ 10.50 adv @ THE CAVE JUNE 28 •

adv @ THE CAVE

MASKED INTRUDER JULY 6 •

$ 17.50

adv • TURF

THE PAPER KITES JULY 7 •

$ 22.50

WHITE COWBELL

adv • TURF

MAN MAN & JOYCE MANOR • VIRGIN MOD CLUB •

OKLAHOMA

BALLROOM

THURS JUN 19 • OPERA HOUSE • $24.50

JUNE 2 NEW FREE

FRANCHISE

8 OZ SOUL

THE TEN O’CLOCK PEOPLE

THE MARWILLS WED SKYE WALLACE JUNE 4 $5.00 ALANNA GURR @Door BROKEN BRICKS

WITH

TUESDAY

JUNE 3 LEMURIA OPERA HOUSE $17.00 adv & PUP

WEDNESDAY JUNE 18 OPERA HOUSE • $17.50

YOU’VE CHANGED RECORDS 5TH ANNIVERSARY!

THU STATION MAY 22 SHOTGUN JIMMIE BABY EAGLE MARINE DREAMS

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MONDAY MAY 21 • $ 18.50 adv • ALL AGES AUGUST 4

$15.00 @ Door

Shoeless Mondays

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FREE

THOUGHT BENEATH

THE FILM TUE MAY 27

SUBURBIA | THE AGES

@ Door

THE TUNGSTEN HUM • AMOS J

$12.00 Adv

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REEL BIG FISH OPERA HOUSE • $25.00 ADV

FRI MAY 23 • $7.00 @ Door

SAT MAY 24 • $18.50 Adv

DWELLERS ME & THE ROYAL WE

DANDO OF THE LEMONHEADS

WED MAY 28 • $15.00 @ Door

THU MAY 29 • $12.00 Adv

SARA JOHNSTON

INTERNATIONAL

DJ SOUL PROPRIETOR

ZOMBIES OF LOVE

SO-CAL SKA & SOUL TUESDAY JUNE 24

DANFORTH MH • $ 24.50-$39.50

THE KOOKS

TUE JULY 22 • OPERA HOUSE • $22.50 ADV

TUPPERWARE REMIX PARTY THE BOOM BOOM • CARDINAL CHASE

• DRAKE HOTEL • MAY 16 • $ 10.50 adv

DELETED SCENES MAY 23 • $ 10.00 adv

STRANGE TALK JUNE 11 •

CLIFTON DAVID

KELP RECORDS 20TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY!

THETHEACORN KELP

FUNK and THE SHUFFLE DEMONS REVUE

SUN K

SAT MAY 31

GARAGE DRAG THE RIVER

WED CHRIS CADELL BAND BEAUTIFUL MAY 21 & THE WRECKAGE NOTHING SECRET $10.00 TRISH ROBB

CD RELEASE SHOW

Bookie’s New Music Night

No Cover

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JUDGE 2 JASON ISBELL WITH

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WILL HUNTER

THE FAIRMOUNTS

JELLO BIAFRA TYLER A GREAT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE W/ NEGATIVE APPROACH

MON MAY 19

FAT AS FUCK PEPPER TURBO Shoeless Mondays MON THE CROW STREET

BEAR

JUNE 23 • $ 18.50 adv

$ 10.50

BIG BAND OF ONE FRI MAY 30 • $15.00 Adv

PANDA

JEZABELS THE MENZINGERS

BABIES CJ RAMONE PLAN 37 FRI MAY 16 • $15.00 Adv SAT MAY 17 • $7.00 @ Door

WITH

Bookie’s New Music Night

@ THE CAVE

SAT JUNE 7 • $10.00 @Door

RANDOM TASK FORCE UNITS CORONADO UGLY WIMPS

BIG OTTER CREEK

GEN GORMAN

AFTER PARTY

SHEEZER THE INTENTIONS

SAT MAY 31 • $7.00 Adv

PLAYDEAF

MAD CADDIES

AGES OF THU FRI MAY 30 • $13.50 Adv MAN MAY 29 $6.00 @ Door

X PRIME

NORWAY

COUSINS

MOVING

$ 20.00

No Cover

CHAD VANGAALEN

MEPHISKAPHELES • DIG IT UP @ The Cave $10.50 Adv

TUE MAY 20

JIZUE•NAYUTA

EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE

SAT MAY 24

$6.00 @Door

HAPPY!MARI

SMASHERS WORDBURGLAR FRI MAY 30

LOW ANIMAL THU MAY 15

SAT MAY 17 • $10.00 Adv

CALIFORNIA STONER ROCK

$ 10.00

adv

SAINTSENECA JUNE 13 •

$ 10.50

adv

JUNE 16 •

$ 12.50

adv

THU JUNE 5 • $11.50 Adv

THE TOASTERS

• HORSESHOE TAVERN • JUNE 6 • $ 13.50 adv

RICHARD BUCKNER JUNE 26 • $ 20.00 adv • SOUL

DELTA RAE JUNE 28 • $ 12.00 adv

GEMINI CLUB JD WILKES ROBERT FRANCIS & THE DIRT DAUBERS JUNE 25 • 10.50 adv JUNE 29 • 10.50 adv LAWRENCE ROTHMAN $

$

JULY 9 • $ 12.50 adv

HUNDRED WATERS • THE GARRISON • MAY 16 •

$ 12.50

adv

PATRICK SWEANEY JULY 4 • $ 17.50 adv • TURF

THE STRUMBELLAS WITH LUCIUS

BLOOD RED SHOES POKEY LAFARGE

JULY 5 • $ 17.50 adv • TURF

MAY 21 • $ 16.50 adv

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SAT MAY 17 • HARD LUCK • $10.50 ADV

SUN JUNE 8 • HORSESHOE • $14.50 ADV

JULY 6 • $ 15.50 adv • 7:30PM

JULY 6 •

$ 10.50

adv • 11PM

WACO BROTHERS

PARQUET COURTS MAN OVERBOARD SELF DEFENSE FAMILY TYVEK & PROTOMARTYR TWIN FORKS JUNE 16 WED JUNE 11 • POLICA SUN JUNE 8 • CLAP YOUR HANDS HEY OCEAN SUBHUMANS THE ANTLERS HIGHS • ROSIE JUNE SAY YEAH DEAD RIDER RIVAL SONS STREETS OF LAREDO CARTER STAGNANT POOLS BANE SCOTT BIRAM WILD BEASTS THE NOTWIST JUSTIN RUTLEDGE JOLIE HOLLAND THE COURTNEYS JUNE 3 • $ 20.00 adv

DANFORTH MH $32.50 - $35.00 ADV

AARON CULTS

JULY 3 • $ 22.50 adv

JULY 16 • $ 22.50 adv

THU JUNE 12

JUNE 13 & 14 • RIVOLI • $20.00 ADV

LEE’S PALACE • $25.00 ADV

JULY 8 •

THU MAY 22 • PARTS & LABOUR • $12.00 ADV

MON

LEE’S PALACE • $21.50 ADV

JUNE 27 • $ 22.50 adv • 19+

YOUNG WIDOWS ALEE

HELMS

• HORSESHOE • $20.00 ADV

FRI JUNE 13 • HORSESHOE • $17.50 ADV

$ 15.50

adv • TURF

JULY 19 • $ 16.50 adv

• SILVER DOLLAR • MAY 22 • $ 10.00 adv

FRI MAY 23 • HARD LUCK • $16.50 ADV

JUNE 26 • $ 13.50 adv

SUN JUNE 29 • GREAT HALL • $16.50 ADV

MAY 30 • $ 10.00 adv

LEE’S PALACE $21.50 adv

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THE GARRISON Chronologic Goin’ Steady DJs

clubs&concerts œcontinued from page 45

THURSDAY MAY 15

KENISHA HUMBER BIRDS OF BELLWOODS RIVER STREET BAND FRIDAY MAY 16 THE TORONTO BURLESQUE FESTIVAL PRESENTS

LOLA Hot Apollo.

RELISH BAR & GRILL Big Name Actors 9 pm.

SRINGERI VIDYA BHARATI FOUNDATION Small

World Music Asian Music Series Kala Ramnath, Vandana Vishwas, Jatinder Parkash, Vishwas Thoke, Dave Bansraj Jr (violin, voice) 6:30 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Ben Hermann & Familiar Wild (orchestral folk/pop) 10 pm, George Meanwell & Anna Atkinson 7:30 pm, Jamzac 3 pm.

UNICORN PUB Duelling Divas 10 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

THE ASSEMBLY HALL Spring Into Song: Selec-

tions From Broadway’s Best Etobicoke Musical Productions 8 pm.

C’EST WHAT The Hot Five Jazzmakers (trad jazz) 3 pm.

CHALKERS PUB Don Thompson & Reg Schwager Duo (jazz) 6 to 9 pm.

GALLERY 345 An Evening With A Pipa Virtuoso Wei-Wei Lan (Chinese lute) 7:30 pm.

GATE 403 Jazz Forge 9 pm.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Combo Royale 9 to 11 pm.

GROSSMAN’S The Happy Pals (trad jazz) 4:30 SATURDAY MAY 17 10PM to 8 pm.

HARLEM WEST Madette (jazz) 7:30 pm.

THE JAZZ BISTRO PJ Perry.

NAWLINS JAZZ BAR The N’Awlins All Star Band SUNDAY MAY 18 w/ Brooke & Duane Blackburn (jazz/blues) 9 pm, Sam Heineman (piano jazz) 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

OLD MILL INN HOME SMITH BAR Jesse Barksdale Trio (jazz) 7:30 pm.

PARADISE BAR & BILLIARDS Rita di Ghent, Terry Logan’s the Unit 4 to 8 pm.

WEDNESDAY MAY 21 POETRY JAZZ CAFE Eric West Trio 9:30 pm.

THE REX Dave Young Quartet 9:45 pm, Bacchus Collective 7:30 pm, Socialist Night School Chelsea McBride’s Jazz Orchestra 3:30 pm.

722 COLLEGE STREET RCM_NOW_1/10_4C_May15&22_21C__V 14 CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Exquisite FlaTORONTO vours Toronto Chinese Orchestra, Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra 7:30 pm.

ONE NIGHT STAND

LUV TO BANG

KINA GRANNIS

MAN OVERBOARD

themodclub.com

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

BALLET LOUNGE All Vinyl Everything Agile,

Mensa, Mista Jiggz, DJ Channel IX (R&B/hiphop/house/reggae/disco/breaks) doors 10 pm.

BUNDA LOUNGE Solid Garage Dino & Terry, Groove Institute (Afro/Latin/deep/party).

CINEMA NIGHTCLUB Sex, Lies & Video DJs Undercover, Mike Toast & Dee Cee. CLINTON’S Shake, Rattle, Roll (60s rock/pop/ soul) doors 10 pm.

CODA Tiga, Gingy, Koki, I Am Be doors 10 pm.

CUBE Social Saturdays DJ Chris La Roque.

DANCE CAVE Full On DJ Pat (alternative) 10 pm.

DRAKE ONE FIFTY Flex Saturdays DJ Cozmic Cat (funk/love) 9 pm.

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MAY 21-25/2014 A FESTIVAL OF FRESH NEW SOUNDS AND IDEAS.

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(music from 1890 to 2013) doors 10 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Nite Flights (disco/tropicalia) 10 pm.

THE HOXTON Botnek, Shaun Frank doors 10 pm.

LI’LY Nice Shoes, Wanna Funk? Dutty Moon-

shine, Khalil, Farbsie Funk, HugsNotDrugs, Amanda Raygun (ghetto funk/glitch hop/ electro swing/DnB) 10 pm.

MILL STREET BREW PUB DJ Humble Mike (soul/ funk/classic hip-hop) 8 pm.

RIVOLI POOL LOUNGE DJ Plan B (hip-hop/rap/club).

ROGERS CENTRE Truetour Avicii doors 7:30 pm, all ages.

THE SAVOY Mad City (R&B/hip-hop/dancehall) 10 pm.

SNEAKY DEE’S Shake-A-Tail.

TATTOO SILO UNDERGROUND Mirage DJs Raf Reza, Paul Revered, Jennifer Loveless 10 pm.

Sunday, May 18 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

ASPETTA CAFFE Luke Vajsar (solo bass) 4 pm.

HANDLEBAR Sunday Jump 4/20 show/rally

after party The Fugitive Minds, Miss Herbassshifts (reggae/Afrobeat) 8 pm.

HARD LUCK BAR Abigail Williams, Lecherous Nocturne, Panzerfaust.

JUNCTION CITY MUSIC CLUB 1977! Punk Rock Resurrection II The Merves, the Jammed, the Blanks (Ramones/the Jam/songs of CBGBs) 9 pm.

LEE’S PALACE Mad Caddies (ska punk) doors 8 pm.

LEE’S PALACE DANCE CAVE Everything Is Terrible! Found Footage Night doors 8 pm.

LINSMORE TAVERN Pat Perez & John Dickie Band (R&B) 3 to 7 pm.

ORBIT ROOM Horshack (classic rock) 10 pm.

PRESS CLUB G Mark Weston (singer/songwriter) 8:30 pm.

RIVOLI Indie Night Labstract (space-funk hiphop), Robb Hill, Sheldon Rourke, Piece of Mind doors 8 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Colin Fisher & Jesse Laderoute 10 pm, Mimi Osvath 7:30 pm.

VIRGIN MOBILE MOD CLUB Kina Grannis doors 7 pm, all ages.

T.O. MUSIC NOTES

INDIE AWARDS

Canadian Music Week came to a close on Saturday, May 10, with its annual Indie Awards at Kool Haus, and T.O. musicians took home lotsa hardware. You could say City and Colour clean-swept things, with wins for single of the year, artist of the year and most-played indie artist. No surprise, seeing as Dallas Green and Co. sold out the ACC the night before. Basia Bulat was named female artist of the year, Sebastien Grainger male artist. Hollerado won for best live group, Born Ruffians for must-follow artist, the Strumbellas in the folk/roots category, Chloe Charles in the soul/R&B category, Sultans of String for world artist, and PUP for punk/hardcore, just to name a few. Congrats, winners.

NASH THE SLASH Forward-thinking electronically minded prog rock musician Nash the Slash died over the weekend at age 66. Born Jeff Plewman in Toronto, the electric violinist/mandolinist/keyboardist performed in a surgical-tape mask and founded one of Canada’s first indie labels, Cut-Throat Records, in 1978. Read Susan G. Cole’s tribute to the punky new wave music-maker at nowtoronto.com/music.

NASH THE SLASH

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

THE CAGE 292 Jam Phill Hood 10 pm.

CAMERON HOUSE The Double Cuts (western

swing) 10 pm, Kristine Schmitt & Her Special Powers 6 pm.

CAVERN BAR Dan German, Eva Moon (singer/ songwriters) doors 8 pm.

C’EST WHAT Uke 416 Mr Bennett 7 pm, Noah Zacharin 3 to 6 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFE Gordon’s Acoustic Living Room Gaye Zimmerman-Huycke, Dean Cavill, Brian Morgan, Bart Clarke and others 8 pm.

GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Acoustic Family Bluegrass Brunch 10 am to 1 pm.

GROSSMAN’S Open Blues Jam Brian Cober (double slide guitar) 10 pm.

HOLY OAK CAFE Marisa Anderson, Matthew ‘Doc’ Dunn (folk/blues) 9 pm.

THE LOCAL Los Caballeros del Son (Cuban) 9

THE OSSINGTON THU 15 FAT LACES Old school hip hop by the scratch monster...

FRI 16 FEELS SO GOOD w/ DJs Benny Ben... Hip hop & beyond... from jiggy to crunk...

SAT 17 ALL SOULED OUT w/ DJ Big Jimmy Mills... Hip hop, soul, RnB, reggae, dancehall...

SUN 18 BRASS FACTS TRIVIA The best quiz night in town, followed by:

ALL SOULED OUT

w/ DJs Hajah Bug & Mantis... Hip hop, soul, dancehall, deep grooves, Manjah music...

MON 19 TIM GILBERT Live comedy album recording...

TUE 20 TIM GILBERT Live comedy album recording...

WED 21 TORONTO TALES New monthly storytelling series...

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

pm, Chris Coole (old-time) 5 pm.

LULA LOUNGE Lulaworld Festival Malika Tirolien & Kobo Town 8 pm.

RELISH BAR & GRILL Stir It Up Sundays 9 pm.

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY’S Open Jam Rebecca Matiesen & Phoenix 9:30 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Alaniaris (Greek) 3 pm, Quebecois Jam 1 pm.

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JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

AGINCOURT COMMUNITY CHURCH Exquisite Flavours II Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra 4 pm.

THE ASSEMBLY HALL Spring Into Song: Selections From Broadway’s Best Etobicoke Musical Productions 2 pm.

EMMET RAY BAR Circles Quartet (jazz) 8 pm.

GALLERY 345 Ton Beau String Quartet 3 pm.

GATE 403 Brown-Talsky Jazz Quintet 9 pm, Joanne Morra & the France St Trio 5 to 8 pm.

GROSSMAN’S New Orleans Connection Allstar Jazz Band 4:30 to 9 pm.

THE JAZZ BISTRO Cabaret Trio Parisien w/ Juliet Dunn 7 pm, Brunch B2: Bill MacLean & Brian Stevens 12:30 pm.

MORGANS ON THE DANFORTH Jazzy Sundays Vivia Kay Kieswetter & Mark Kieswetter 2 to 5 pm.

MUSIDEUM Poli’s Jazz Salon Paul Hoffert, Bernie Senensky 3 pm.

POETRY JAZZ CAFE Patrick Hewan Trio 2:30 to 5:30 pm.

THE REX Scott Marshall 9:30 pm, Rhythm & Jews: Jewish Music Festival David Buchbinder, Fern Lindzon 7 pm, Red Hot Ramble 3:30 pm, Excelsior Dixieland Jazz noon.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Monk’s Music (jazz) 5 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

FOX & FIDDLE DANFORTH Yolo Sundays Industry Night 10 pm.

NOCTURNE Breaking Bass Capital J, Love@528hz, Laf-O, Ninjah Fareye, Rubber Muffin, Darklime (jungle/DnB/core).

THE PISTON No Parking On The Dance Floor Kwame Younge & DJ Dave Campbell (soca/ soul/reggae/house/hip-hop/Afrobeat) 10 pm.

RYZE Ryze Legends Vol. 2 Louie Vega, DJs Richard Brooks, Ali & Calero.

THE VUE Bring Your Best Day 2: The Sendoff Lil Rick (DJ set) (dancehall).

Monday, May 19 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

HMV UNDERGROUND Manchester Orchestra (indie rock).

HORSESHOE Two Cow Garage, Drag the River

doors 8:30 pm.

KITCH Hypnotic Lounge Series Luke Vajsar (solo bass).

OPERA HOUSE Manchester Orchestra, Balance and Composure, Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band doors 6:30 pm, all ages.

ORBIT ROOM Jordan John (R&B/funk) 10 pm.

PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE Metronomy, Cloud Control doors 8 pm.

THE PISTON Les Jupes, Illyin Pipes, RLMDL 9 pm.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

CAMERON HOUSE FRONT ROOM Weatherstone 10 pm, Joe Nolan 6 pm.

FREE TIMES CAFE Open Stage Mondays Dave Plank 7:30 pm.

GATE 403 Danny B & Brian Gaucci Blues Duo 5 to 8 pm.

GROSSMAN’S Jam No Band Required 9 pm.

LAKE AFFECT LOUNGE PARKING LOT Jerome Godboo, Shawn Kellerman, Eric Schenkman, Gary Craig 4:30 pm.

THE LOCAL Hamstrung Stringband (bluegrass/ honky-tonk).

RELISH BAR & GRILL Bentroots (Cana-Cajun blues) 8 pm.

ROXTON Eva Moon (singer/songwriter) 10 pm.

TRANZAC SOUTHERN CROSS Open Mic Mondays 9 pm.

JAZZ/CLASSICAL/EXPERIMENTAL

CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY The Goldberg Variations by JS Bach The Herbert Trio 12:15 pm.

EMMET RAY BAR Dave Neill Trio 9 pm, Colin Story Group 7 pm (jazz).

GATE 403 Aimee Butcher Jazz Band 9 pm.

RELISH BAR & GRILL Lazersusan (improvised music) 8 pm.

THE REX John Cheesman Jazz Orchestra 9:30 pm, Peter Hill Quintet 6:30 pm.

DANCE MUSIC/DJ/LOUNGE

ALLEYCATZ Salsa Night DJ Frank Bischun 8 pm.

CENTRE ISLAND Electric Island Concert + Picnic Series Sven Väth, Mano Le Tough, ñ Daniel Avery, Jamie Kidd, Rafwat & Chorniy,

Jonathan Rosa and others gates 1:30 pm.

Dance Cave Manic Mondays DJ Shannon (­retro 70s/80s) 10 pm.

The Hoxton Chet Faker, Sweater Beats doors 7 pm. See preview, page 44.

Reposado Mezcal Mondays DJ Ellis Dean.

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Tuesday, May 20 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul

Gate 403 Danny Marks & Alec Fraser Duo 9 pm.

Grossman’s Nicola Vaughan (pop) 9:30 pm.

Handlebar Zoey from Lunchlady, Spoils, Filthy Liars, Hervana 8 pm.

Holy Oak Cafe Foster Family 9 pm.

Horseshoe Nu Music Nite Norway, Gen ­Gorman, Lake of Lions, Big Band of One doors 8:30 pm.

Izakaya Sushi House Farewell Cool Reason,

Little Big League, Sixteen Scandals, Young Buzz 9 pm.

Opera House Panda Bear doors 8 pm, all ages.

Orbit Room The Sattalites (reggae) 10 pm.

Rivoli Back Room Indie Night Alona, Shane Philips, the Strange, Mr. Kaytor doors 8 pm.

Silver Dollar Toronto Homicide Squad, WHOOP-Szo, Lice, the Kettle Black 9 pm.

Sneaky Dee’s Bloody Diamonds.

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Folk/Blues/Country/World

Cameron House Front Room Sinners Choir 10 pm, Noel Johnson 6 pm.

The Duke Live.com Open Jam Frank Wilks 8:30 pm.

Free Times Cafe Jakey Jives 8:30 pm.

Hugh’s Room Charlie A’Court, Kev Corbett 8:30 pm.

Izakaya Sushi House Drummers In Exile 8:30 pm.

The Local Bryce Jardine (roots/rock/folk/ country) 9 pm.

Lula Lounge Lulaworld Festival Vanunu ­Ethnojazz Ensemble doors 7 pm.

Press Club Toast N Jam Open Mic Paddy Townsend 10 pm.

The Rex Dr Nick & the Rollercoasters (blues) 9:30 pm.

751 Open Mic The Stoopids 10 pm.

Tranzac Southern Cross Angie Gunn (roots) 7:30 pm.

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Jazz/Classical/Experimental

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Les

Adieux Artists of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio noon to 1 pm.

Gate 403 David Rubel 5 to 8 pm.

Hugh’s Room Toronto Ravel John Herberman, Jennifer Baichwall, Roland Stimme 9:30 am.

The Jazz Bistro Vincent Wolfe Trio 7:30 pm.

Rasputin Vodka Bar Linda Carone (vintage jazz & blues) 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

The Rex Allison Au Trio 6:30 pm.

Roy Thomson Hall TSO Pops Concert Jonathan Estabrooks, Toronto Symphony Orchestra 8 pm.

Tranzac Southern Cross The Ken McDonald Quartet (jazz) 10 pm.

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

Alleycatz Bachata Night DJ Frank Bischun 8:30 pm.

Bloke & 4th Swank DJ Geoff Brown.

Gossip Restaurant Latin Night DJ Alejo (salsa/ bachata/kizomba/merengue/reggaeton).

Reposado Alien Radio DJ Gord C. Toby’s Famous All Dressed Tuesdays DJ Caff (funk/new Jack swing/rock/reggae) 10 pm.

Wednesday, May 21 Pop/Rock/Hip-Hop/Soul

Curzon Tony Carpino.

The Garrison Acid Mothers Temple

(Japanese psychedelic band) doors 8 pm. ñ Gladstone Hotel #EndHateLaws Fundraiser

Lucas Silveira, Troy Jackson, Amy Kate, Ryan G Hinds, ManChyna and others 7 pm.

Grossman’s Bruce Domoney 9:30 pm.

Holy Oak Cafe Rare Drugs Review 10 pm.

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(Tee Pee) Rating: When Quest for Fire flickered to life from the embers of the Deadly Snakes and Cursed back in 2007, they proved that Ontarians could one-up the stoner psych of BC’s Black Mountain, even if those guys drew inspiration from better weed. Quest fizzled out last year, their light-sludge psychedelia growing sonorous and onenote. Now, from those ashes rise Comet Control, featuring ex-Deadly Snakes/ Quest guitarists Andrew Moszynski and Chad Ross.

Album opener Blast Magic feels decidedly Questy, but with the booming riffs reaching a crescendo of tangled guitar solos. It sounds like a rocket blasting off.

Across their debut’s eight tracks, the band sustains the weedy, stoner psyche haze.

But poppy hooks (Ultra Bright), acoustic twanging (Fear The Haze) and coiling keys (Century, which sounds like a fuzzed-out Stereolab loop) pierce through the smog.

There’s plenty here to nod – and, sure, even bang – your head to.

Top track: Blast Magic JOHN SEMLEY

album of the week ARBUCKLE ñNQNNNN

The Future Happens Anyway (Six Shooter) Rating: On this record, NQ Arbuckle’s brand of alt-country has evolved to encompass prominent piano parts, poppy alt rock songs and, lyrically, a tempered cynicism and casual, loving gratitude.

Quinlan’s lyrics tend to pair the mundane with the absurdly exaggerated (“Tell me where it hurts and I’ll move aside for traffic”) or play on clichés (“Death, I’m scared of you tonight”).

And the band tackles heavy shit like

early childhood memories (on Vic Chesnutt cover Panic Pure, with an instrumental that includes fireworks), sickness (on college rocky Hospitals) and frustrated love (on standout piano ballad I Wish That My Sadness Would Make You Change).

With its unfailing rhythm section, the album propels itself into the future, but thematically it looks forward, too, juxtaposing talk of chores and worries with cinematic celebrations of tattered-atthe-edges but still-intact love.

Top track: Hospitals SARAH GREENE Bad’s The Way You Make Me Feel.

The deluxe edition of the disc comes with the originals as well, and although the songs span two decades, they all stand up today in their virgin form.

There’s a sad feeling listening to this record. Remember, these songs were left on the cutting-room floor.

God, he was good.

Top track: Do You Know Where Your Children Are JULIA LeCONTE

Pop/Rock NNNN ñMICHAEL JACKSON

Xscape (Epic/Sony) Rating: Michael Jackson’s second posthumous record is miles better than Michael, 2010’s embarrassing, cobbled-together insult to MJ’s legacy.

Overseen by Epic CEO L.A. Reid, the album has been whittled down from about two dozen nearly complete tunes to eight, and then recast for the contemporary ear by producers such as Timbaland and J-Roc. The songs are all totally enjoyable, even the schmaltzier ones like Loving You, inspiring toe-tapping and appreciation for Jackson’s phenomenal vocals.

Blue Gangsta, meanwhile, is a badass cinematic thriller with Jackson’s angry voice (think Scream) and harmonizing backup vocals. Do You Know Where Your Children Are finds Jackson at his political best (think Black Or White or They Don’t Care About Us).

The updated versions succeed in maintaining Jackson’s spirit: A Place With No Name, for example, brings wobbly synths to a song that’s otherwise reminiscent of

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Hiding (SQE) Rating: Local shoegaze trio Tearjerker already have two LPs and a handful of singles, but their new EP is their first release getting the indie label treatment. The four songs brim with airy vocals and distortion pedals, yet there’s a clarity to each one. For instance, Another Moon’s effected melody drives forward with a rising urgency, but a hooky guitar earworm punctuates it at exactly the right moments. Then there’s the closer, You Can, all breezy loops, Micah Bonte’s layered vocals and shimmering keyboards that escalate into a cathartic dream state without ever getting stagnant.

At just under 20 minutes, the record is a quick taste of what’s to come on the trio’s next LP, which the band plans to release later this year. It’s hard to merge shoegaze and pop, but Hiding shows that Tearjerker is one of those rare bands that can strike a balance between the two.

Top track: You Can SAMANTHA EDWARDS

COLDPLAY Ghost Stories (Warner)

Rating: NN “Is it okay to like Coldplay?” I wondered self-consciously before listening to the British mega-band’s sixth studio album.

“Fuck it,” I thought. I like Coldplay – and not even just their first two efforts.

The latest record is curiously timed, coming out seven weeks after lead singer Chris Martin and wife Gwyneth Paltrow introduced us to “conscious uncoupling,” so it’s not hard to guess what Ghost Stories is all about.

But surely a decade of marriage to Goop deserves more than this tepid, meandering affair. At its best, Ghost Stories is pleasant and hummable – lead single Magic, for instance, about falling in love after a big breakup, makes good on the album’s stripped-back vibe with a simple drums/bass/piano combo and a winsome chorus. (But it doesn’t sound like it would be a single on any other Coldplay album.)

Back on board are producers Rik Simpson, Paul Epworth and Daniel Green from the band’s last record. Uneven as it was, Mylo Xyloto made an attempt at something interesting: a concept rock opera.

And at least there were some stadiumworthy tunes. Not so on Ghost Stories, which stays underwhelming and quiet for eight of nine tracks, recalling both bad U2 and Justin Timberlake’s weirder 20/20 Ex-

perience experiments along the way.

Chris Martin’s signature falsetto is charming, but not so much that we don’t miss his band’s bigger sound. The crescendoing, Avicii-produced prog-house number A Sky Full Of Stars is on the right track but doesn’t come until the end, which is too late.

We all love to revel in a real tearjerker (Someone Like You, anyone?), but these whiney odes are heartbreak songs minus the heart.

Top track: Magic JL

LA SERA Hour Of The Dawn (Hardly Art) Rating: NNN For anyone still mourning the Vivian Girls’ premature breakup earlier this year, there’s always Katy Goodman’s solo project to ease the pain. Her third album as La Sera is a fresh take on her former band’s love for noisy, grungy pop.

Over 30 minutes, Goodman’s candysweet vocals and peppy bass lines are complemented by newly recruited guitarist Tod Wisenbaker’s genre-bending melodies. On opener Losing To The Dark, Goodman’s sharp voice is blunted by 80s-inspired spazzy punk guitars – a fitting combo considering the singer said she wanted this album to sound like “Lesley Gore fronting Black Flag.” Meanwhile, on the title track, a plucky guitar solo carries the tune from a simple ode to summer to a punchy rock anthem.

And while it would have been more interesting if Goodman had channelled her punk roots more consistently, Hour Of The Dawn is full of the catchy songs she’s known for. Now, however, she’s doing it faster and louder.

Top track: Losing To The Dark SE

DELETED SCENES Lithium Burn (Park the Van/Nevado) Rating: NNN Washington, DC-originating art rockers Deleted Scenes are onto their third album but just about broke up right before making it. Instead, they reinvented themselves, adding free jazz drummer Ricardo Lagomasino and getting most members to contribute songs. Guitarist/singer Daniel Scheuerman is still front and centre, his sensitive-soul lyrics and gentle vocals set against an array of styles.

When he sticks with politically minded singer/songwriter material à la the Weakerthans’ John Samson, he hits the ball right out of the park. See thoughtfully textured, expansive fare like the gorgeous Landfall, the Occupy Movement-inspired You Get To Say Whatever You Want and the R.E.M.-esque Seasons Of The Wire.

But while angular, skittering tracks like Stutter and album opener Haircuts/Uniforms add post-punk energy and experimental variety to the album, they also kill the mood.

Top track: Landfall Deleted Scenes play the Drake on Friday (May 16).

CARLA GILLIS BRIAN ENO & KARL HYDE

Someday World (Warp) Rating: NNN Music is full of tried-and-true formulas, but one that never fails to satisfy is setting solemn emotion to upbeat music.

Ambient music innovator Brian Eno and Underworld singer Karl Hyde’s first joint album (following a handful of collaborations) isn’t exactly a crying-on-thedance-floor record, but the intention isn’t far off. Someday World is an fully realized blend of electronic and acoustic sounds that elevates the mundane, austere details in the lyrics into a state of ecstasy.

These nine songs are constantly in motion, captured in purest pop form on the propulsive Daddy’s Car, but expressed more unpredictably in the extended polyrhythmic breakdown and existentialism of When I Built This World. The album basically captures the best of both men – Eno’s tumbling, complex arrangements and Hyde’s aching romantic riffs and melodies – in one clear-eyed, concise vision.

Top track: The Satellites KEVIN RITCHIE

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Elvis is in the building

A road trip to Graceland helped inspire Laurence Lemieux’s latest piece.

Two American music icons move choreographers to create By KATHLEEN SMITH ELVIS AND THE MAN IN BLACK choreography by Laurence Lemieux and James Kudelka. Presented by Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie at the Citadel (304 Parliament).

Opens Wednesday (May 21) and runs to May 31, Wednesday-Saturday 8 pm. $20 (except $100 gala on May 22). 416-3648011, colemanlemieux.com.

This week, two of North America’s most iconic musicians come to life – on the dance floor.

Choreographer/dancer Laurence Lemieux’s fascination with Elvis Presley began unexpectedly when a road trip took her to Graceland (the King’s erstwhile home) back in 2012.

“It was really tacky and touristy,” recalls Lemieux, “but when I went into the house I was overwhelmed by how comfortable I felt. I didn’t expect to feel so happy there. And I came back listening to Elvis’s music a bit more. I felt like there was a little connection that was nice and sort of special.”

Looking For Elvis doesn’t attempt to recapture the King’s iconic pelvisthrusting moves, and Lemieux, coartistic director of Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, says the sound relies

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theatre listings How to find a listing

Theatre listings are comprehensive and appear alphabetically by title. Opening plays begin this week, Previewing shows preview this week, One-Nighters are one-offs, and Continuing shows have already opened. Reviews are by Glenn Sumi (GS) and Jon Kaplan (JK).

The rating system is as follows: NNNNN Standing ovation NNNN Sustained applause NNN Recommended, memorable scenes NN Seriously flawed N Get out the hook

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All listings are free. Send to: stage@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1168 or mail to Theatre, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include title, author, producer, brief synopsis, times, range of ticket prices (include stu/srs discounts and PWYC days), venue name and address and box office/info phone number. Listings may be edited for space. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.

Opening DREAMING OF ROB FORD by Mike Daisey (Crow’s Theatre/East End Performance ñ Crawl). Daisey performs his solo show about

how we construct fame, who we’re really laughing at and what it means to play the fool.

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School daze

May 21-23, Wed-Fri 8 pm. $40. Big Picture Cinema, 1035 Gerrard E. crowstheatre.com.

DRIVING MISS DAISY by Alfred Uhry (Thousand Islands Playhouse). A Southern woman and her black chauffeur see Atlanta change over 25 years. Opens May 16 and runs to Jun 14, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun and Wed 2:30 pm. $16-$32. Springer Theatre, 690 Charles S, Gananoque. 1000islandsplayhouse.com.

EAST END PERFORMANCE CRAWL (Crow’s Theatre). Theatrical fest featuring Mike Daisey’s Dreaming Of Rob Ford, TEASE at Jilly’s, storytelling and more. Opens May 21 and runs to Jun 1, see website for schedule and prices.

Various venues on Queen East from Broadview to Greenwood. crowstheatre.com.

LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS by Brad Fraser (Witchboy Theatre). Frustrated young adults look for sex and love while a serial killer roams the city. Opens May 21 and runs to Jun 7, Tue-Sat 8 pm. $20. Unit 102, 376 Dufferin. witchboytheatre.com.

NINE MILE PORTAGE (Theatre by the Bay). This collective creation enacts moments from Barrie’s history as the audience walks from South Shore Centre to Centennial Park. Opens May 19 and runs to Jun 7, see website for schedule. $25-$35. South Shore Centre, 205 Lakeshore, Barrie. 705-735-9243, theatrebythebay.com.

THE SPEEDY (UnSpun Theatre/Harbourfront World Stage). This performance installation tells the story of a schooner that sank in Lake Ontario 200 years ago, and the lives and secrets that went down with it. May 15-18, ThuSun 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $29. Enwave

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BINGO! by Daniel MacIvor (Cabaret Company). At Factory Theatre (125 Bathurst).

To June 1. $23-$40. 416-504-9971. See Continuing, page 52. Rating: NNN Factory Theatre concludes its 2014 season with the Toronto premiere of Daniel MacIvor’s latest, a funny East Coast high school reunion story steeped in 80s nostalgia and aimed at the 50-andover crowd.

Two groups of middle-aged friends are prepping for the get-together: gregarious realtor Doug (David Keeley), heartbroken engineer Paul (John Beale) and conflicted former party animal Jeff (Dov Mickelson) engage in some rowdy pre-drinking rituals in a hotel suite, while timid wallflower Kathy (Sarah Dodd) and self-assured mail carrier Laura (Jane Spidell) kill time at an empty club wondering if any of their former classmates will show.

Anecdotes and the occasional aside give glimpses of their rich childhood mythologies (including how the characters got their nicknames) and what’s happened to everyone in the three decades since graduation: who’s left town

NNN = Recommended, memorable scenes

more on early audio interviews with the musician than on hit songs.

“It is about the entertainment business – the act of performing,” says Lemieux. “There’s something about the act of giving in performance that takes stuff out of you, and you’re a little depleted as a result.

Elvis would have to fly all around the world, and he became lonelier and emptier, and people would want more and more. It just leads to… well, [in his case] he self-medicated and died.”

Lemieux, who’s danced with Toronto Dance Theatre and Jean-Pierre Perreault, among others, relates on a personal level. She admits to struggling with post-performance depression.

“I’m not comparing myself to Elvis, but to this day there’s a moment of real true sadness after a show; even if it’s a great show I feel completely alone,” she says. “Now that I’m older, I just go, ‘Okay, Laurence, just go for a beer with friends and fellow dancers.’

It’s not about the beer per se. It’s about regaining what you’ve given up so you can go to sleep and sort of be all right.”

Lonely and hard-working in a com-

pletely different way, Johnny Cash was another much-loved cultural icon, and his heartfelt music is the starting point for James Kudelka’s The Man In Black. Performed in cowboy boots and incorporating the tone and style of country square, swing and line dancing, Kudelka’s piece for three men and a woman got rave reviews when the National Ballet of Canada premiered it in 2010.

Lemieux and Kudelka have a longstanding artistic relationship; she frequently dances in his works. In turn, Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie often produce Kudelka’s work (he’s artist-in-residence with the company), supporting the creation of intimate works such as the 2012 hit The House Of Mirth and the duet Malcolm for the tiny Citadel space.

“He’s a master,” says Lemieux of her colleague and friend.

“As a performer, you always seek out great creators in order to become a better artist. Life is more interesting that way, even if it’s hard. James is a very demanding choreographer. I have complete respect for his work and complete trust in his artistic vision.”

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and who hasn’t, who’s married and who isn’t, who’s happy and who’s missing something in their life.

The two groups eventually meet up at the bar and then return to the guys’ hotel room for a booze-fuelled afterparty, where playful ribbing and a hilarious singalong descend into emotional turmoil as personal secrets bubble to the surface.

The central question animating this mid-life meltdown is whether their best years are behind them.

Doug, who’s amassed all the trappings of middleclass “success,” thinks they are. But in a moving aside – one of the show’s few serious moments – Kathy convincingly argues that the best could be yet to come.

Director Nigel Shawn Williams provides a few nicely placed flourishes for comedic effect that never feel over the top.

Fluid transitions between monologues and the main action are a subtle testament to his steady hand.

Bingo! won’t be counted among MacIvor’s classics, but it holds its own

as an entertaining, effective think piece, especially if your high school memories include rocking out to hair metal on old cassette tapes. JORDAN BIMM

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N = Get out the hook

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David Keeley (left) and John Beale drink up to play Bingo!

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Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, ­harbourfrontcentre.com.

Spring Into Song: Selections From Broadway’s Best (Etobicoke Musical Productions).

This revue pays tribute to great musical theatre shows from Broadway’s history. May 1618, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $23. The Assembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park. e-m-p.ca.

Toronto International Circus Festival

(HarbourKIDS/Zero Gravity Circus). This allages weekend features aerial acrobatics, stunts, comedy, music and clowns, plus workshops and interactive kids’ programs. May 17-19, see website for schedule. Free.

Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, tocircusfestival.com.

Watching Glory Die by Judith Thompson (Canadian Rep Theatre). Three women are linked by shared helplessness in the face of tragedy in Thompson’s solo show. Previews May 15-16. Opens May 17 and runs to Jun 1, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $30-$42, previews $18. Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley, Upstairs. 416-368-3110, ­canadianrep.ca.

Previewing

Alice Through The Looking-Glass adapted

by James Reaney (Stratford Festival/Canada’s National Arts Centre). Alice enters a world of wonders through her living-room mirror. Previews to May 30. Opens May 31 and runs in rep to Oct 12. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67.

Avon Theatre, 99 Downie, Stratford. 1-800567-1600, ­stratfordfestival.ca.

Crazy For You by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Ken Ludwig (Stratford Festival).

A banker’s son dreams of being a Broadway star in this musical set in the 1930s. Previews to May 26. Opens May 27 and runs in rep to Oct 12. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen, Stratford. 1-800-5671600, ­stratfordfestival.ca.

Dead Metaphor by George F Walker (Mirvish). A soldier returning from Afghanistan settles for a job with a crusading politician in this dark comedy. Previews from May 20, opens May 23 and runs to Jun 8, TueSat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm (no show May 25), mat Sat-Sun 2 pm (and May 21). $19-$79. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. 416-872-1212, ­mirvish.com.

King John by William Shakespeare (Stratford Festival). The French ruler demands the English king relinquish his crown in favour of his nephew. Previews May 21-27. Opens May 28 and runs in rep to Sep 20. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Tom Patterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside, Stratford. ­stratfordfestival.ca.

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King Lear by William Shakespeare (Stratford

Festival). The old ruler’s plans for dividing his kingdom bring tragic consequences. Previews to May 25. Opens May 26 and runs in rep to Oct 10. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen, Stratford. 1-800-5671600, ­stratfordfestival.ca.

Man Of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion (Stratford Festival). The imprisoned Cervantes reenacts the misadventures of his novel’s protagonist in this musical. Previews to May 28. Opens May 29 and runs in rep to Oct 11. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie, Stratford.

1-800-567-1600, ­stratfordfestival.ca.

Mother Courage And Her Children by Bertolt Brecht (Stratford Festival). A woman and her children sell goods to soldiers across 17thcentury war-torn Europe. Previews May 1529. Opens May 30 and runs in rep to Sep 21. $50-$135, stu/srs $20-$67. Tom Patterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside, Stratford. 1-800-5671600, ­stratfordfestival.ca.

One-Nighters

Baby, Look How Far We’ve Come (Speech

Impediment Cabaret Series). Nathan Carroll presents stories and songs with Wade Muir and Ryan Bommarito. May 17 at 8 pm. $5-$15.

Free Times Cafe, 320 College. facebook.com/ events/628826907205653.

Back End Burlesque (Red Herring Productions). Daytona Bitch hosts a showcase of burlesque, boylesque, drag, circus and more.

May 21 at 9 pm. $10. Crews/Tango, 508 Church. aprofessionaldistraction.com.

The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher (Redheaded Coffeshop Girl/Red One Theatre Collective). Staged reading of the Star Wars classic reimagined by William Shakespeare.

May 21 at 7 pm. $10-$15. The Storefront Theatre, 955 Bloor W. secureaseat.com.

Golden Ages: The Completely Improvised Musical (Kliffer Entertainment). An orchestra

and improvisers perform a play set in a given era and based on audience suggestions. May 15 at 8 pm. $15. Annex Theatre, 730 Bathurst. ­facebook.com/events/456073091205073.

One Night Stand (Toronto Burlesque Festival).

Headliners Immodesty Blaze from the UK and Medianoche from NYC join local burlesque artists at this gala show. May 16 at 9 pm. $40-$75.

Virgin Mobile Mod Club, 722 College. onenight-stand.eventbrite.ca.

Ranevskaya And The Seamstress by Polly Phokeev (Theatre Double Take). Reading of a new play about a group of people working at a theatre in 1939 Moscow. May 21 at 8 pm.

Pwyc. lemonTree Studio, 196 Spadina. ­theatredoubletake.com.

The Shakespeare Challenge: Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in Action). Ten amateur actors

perform an abridged version of the play as part of a fundraiser for youth in priority neighbourhoods. May 21 at 7 pm. $75. Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm. s­ hakespeareinaction.org.

Warriors (Toronto Revellers). Theatrical presentation of Caribbean Carnival costumes and more by the masquerade band. May 17, doors 10 pm. $20-$40. Armenian Youth Centre, 50 Hallcrown Place. ­torontorevellers.com.

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Avenue Q by Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx and Jeff Whitty (Lower Ossington Theatre). A college grad moves to NYC and copes with grown-up problems in this adult musical puppet play.

Runs to Jun 1, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, Sun 4 pm. $49-$59. 100A Ossington. 416-9156747, ­lowerossingtontheatre.com.

Big Ideas (Alumnae Theatre). Staged readings of works-in-progress by Chloe Whitehorn, ­Ramona Baillie, Mairy Beam and others. Runs to May 16, Tue-Fri 8 pm. Free. 70 Berkeley. ­alumnaetheatre.com/WP/shows/big-ideas.

Bingo! by Daniel MacIvor (Factory Theatre).

Drinking games and fear of life in their 40s drive the actions of five friends at their high school reunion (see review, page 51). Runs to Jun 1, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $30-$45, Sun pwyc. 125 Bathurst. 416-504-9971, ­factorytheatre.ca. NNN (­Jordan Bimm) Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward (The Village Players). The spirit of his first wife pesters a man and his new spouse in this comedy. Runs to May 17, see website for schedule. $20, stu/ srs $16. Bloor West Village Playhouse, 2190 Bloor W. 416-767-7702, ­villageplayers.net.

Business As Usual by Viktor Lukawski, Adam Paolozza and Nicolas Di Gaetano (ZOU Thea­ tre Company/Independent Creators Cooperative). Highly stressed office workers are the focus of this seriocomic, movement-inspired look at the tension in a do-more business world, one in which suicide is a convenient out. The writer/actors (Viktor Lukawski, Adam Paolozza and Nicolas Di Gaetano) evoke the stress well, though it’s not until the play’s last third that the action gels. Runs to May 18, Thu-Sun see website for times (Runs in rep with Ralph + Lina and Death Married My Daughter). $23, stu $18, 3-show pass $55. The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen W. 416-5380988, 3shows.ca. NNN (JK) Contractions by Mike Bartlett (Red One Theatre Collective). A ruthless office manager grills an employee about a policy breach in this dark comedy. Runs to May 25, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $20. The Storefront Theatre, 955 Bloor W. ­redonetheatre.com.

Death Married My Daughter by Danya Buonastella, Dean Gilmour, Nina Gilmour and Michele Smith (Play it Again Productions/Independent Creators Cooperative).

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Shakespeare’s Desdemona and Ophelia, back from the dead to get closure for their unhappy lives, take on the patriarchal world that subjugated them. Danya Buonastella and Nina Gilmour’s bouffon characters are appropriately nasty and fascinating in equal measure. Runs to May 18, Thu-Sun see website for times (Runs in rep with Ralph + Lina and Business As Usual). $23, stu $18, 3-show pass $55.

The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen W. 416-5380988, 3shows.ca. NNNN (JK) Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet (Canadian Opera Company). This romantic French take on Spain’s greatest literary hero features Ferruccio Furlanetto in the title role (see review, page 53). Runs to May 24: May 17, 20 and 22 at 7:30 pm, May 24 at 4:30 pm. $12-$332. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231, coc.ca. NNN (GS)

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum by Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart

and Stephen Sondheim (Scarborough Music Theatre). A sly Roman slave plots to win his freedom in this comedy. Runs to May 17, ThuFri 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm. $27, stu/srs $22.

Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston.

416-267-9292, theatrescarborough.com.

The Gigli Concert by Tom Murphy (Soulpepper). It takes a while to warm to Murphy’s play about an Irish building contractor who hires an English therapist to help him sing like Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli. But Stuart Hughes and Diego Matamoros bring out the rich complexity of the characters. It’s a shame that the script lacks the passion found in the Gigli recordings used between scenes. Runs to May 16, see website for schedule. $29-$74, rush $5-$23. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-866-8666, ­youngcentre.ca. NNN (GS) A God In Need Of Help by Sean Dixon (Tarragon Theatre). In 1606, a mercenary and the men in his charge transport a painting from Venice to Prague. Afterwards, they must explain a miracle that they observed on their

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trip – religious and civil authorities want the truth. Dixon’s play about the relationship between faith, art and the gods is strong, though the first act lacks an emotional underpinning that surfaces in the second. Runs to May 25, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm. $21-$53, 8 pm, ltd rush $13. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. NNNN (JK) Hedwig And The Angry Inch by John Cameron Mitchell (Lower Ossington Theatre). An East German transgender rocker moves to America to start a band and find love. Runs to Jun 7, Thu-Fri 8 pm, Sat 8 and 11 pm. $49.

100A Ossington. ­lowerossingtontheatre.com.

The Last Confession by Roger Crane (Mirvish).

This play explores the mystery shrouding the sudden death of Pope John Paul I in 1978. (see review, this page). Runs to Jun 1, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $35-$119. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King W. 416-8721212, mirvish.com. NN (GS) The Lion King by Elton John, Tim Rice and Roger Allers (Mirvish). More than 15 years after its debut, Julie Taymor’s musical – based on the Disney animated film – continues to roar, thanks to its mix of jaw-dropping stagecraft, stirring music and archetypal story. The performers in this touring production are generally excellent – especially Brown Lindiwe Mkhize’s baboon Rafiki – but the real stars are the puppets and masks, which give this very modern show an old-school feel.

There’s no CGI trickery here, just imagination and wonder. Runs to Jun 15, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 6:30 pm, mat Sun 1 pm, Sat 1:30 pm (see website for more dates/exceptions). $35-$155.

Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King W. 416872-1212, ­mirvish.com. NNNN (GS) Magic @ The Cage (Abracadabaret). Magicians, mind readers and mystery entertainers perform weekly magic and comedy. Weekly, Sun and Tue 7 pm. $15-$20. The Cage 292, 292 College. abracadabaret.com/cage.

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Few virtues THE LAST CONFESSION by Roger Crane (Chichester Festival/Mirvish). At the Royal Alexandra (260 King West). Runs to June 1. $35$119. 416-872-1212. See Continuing, this page. Rating: NN

The Last Confession doesn’t heat up as drama until an interrogation scene midway through act two. That’s rather apropos, because the show’s marquee name, David Suchet, is best known for playing detective Hercule Poirot on TV, so he knows how to enliven the whole questioning and cross-examination thing.

Suchet swaps Poirot’s moustache and basic black for a cardinal’s robes in Roger Crane’s play based on a theory about the death of Pope John Paul I, whose 33-day reign in 1978 was the shortest in history.

He plays Cardinal Giovanni Benelli, who was instrumental in getting John Paul I elected after the 15-year reign of his predecessor, the indecisive Pope Paul VI. The first third introduces us to the suspicious characters of the Curia, the Vatican’s administrative body, who had gained in influence in Paul VI’s reign, making ethically questionable economic investments and pushing through conservative ideas that would undo more progressive measures suggested by 1962’s Second Vatican Council.

None of this is very dramatic, and the actors playing the cardinals are mostly white and in their 50s or 60s, their characters sporting such similarsounding names that it’s hard to tell them apart.

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plement liberal ideas about birth control, international conflict resolution and cleaning up the Curia. He’s soon found dead. Why was there no autop­ sy? Cue Poirot – er, Benelli – and his interrogation scene.

Crane’s script mines rich themes like corruption, pride and ambition, and gets an extra jolt from dealing with facts. But it lacks a solid structure and ends up feeling like an awkward patchwork of genres, including religious history and detective story.

The performances are fine. O’Calla­ ghan is particularly good as the em­ pathetic, modest John Paul I, and his coro­nation scene is among the play’s most moving. And Suchet has some powerful moments in the final scenes.

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Week 3: (May 19-25): John Patrick Shanley.

Runs to May 25, Tue-Sun 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm (no show May 19). $20, mat pwyc. 163 Sterling. ­sterlingstudiotheatre.com.

Of Human Bondage by Vern Thiessen (Soulpepper). Thiessen’s adaptation of Maugham’s classic about an art-loving med student who’s obsessed with a woman gets a fine production under Albert Schultz. Gregory Prest captures the young man’s self-deprecation, need and passion, while Michelle Monteith gives the unpredictable Mildred a quicksilver personality. Not everything works, but you’re guaranteed a memorable evening.

Runs to May 24, see website for schedule. $29-$74, rush $5-$23. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416866-8666, soulpepper.ca. NNNN (JK) Of Shapes Transformed By Love by Kyle Capstick (Aim for the Tangent Theatre/Newborn Theatre). A night of myths and magic outdoors looks at a world ruled by the wilderness of the heart. Runs to May 18, Thu-Sat 9 pm. $20, stu/srs $15. Majlis Art Garden, 163 Walnut. shapes.brownpapertickets.com.

Pinkalicious by Elizabeth Kann, Victoria Kann and John Gregor (Vital Theatre). A girl turns pink after eating too many cupcakes. Runs to May 25, Sun 1 pm. $29.50-$39.50. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-9156747, pinkaliciousthemusical.com/toronto.

Ralph + Lina by Michele Smith, Dan Watson and Christina Serra (Ahuri Theatre/Independent Creators Cooperative). An

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Italian romance interrupted by the Second World War has a happy Canadian ending in this commedia-inspired work. It features Dan Watson and Christina Serra, delightfully warm and funny as their characters go through the problems of several separations and an unwanted new love interest. Runs to May 18, Thu-Sun see website for times (Runs in rep with Death Married My Daughter and Business As Usual). $23, stu $18, 3-show pass $55. The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen W. 416538-0988, 3 ­ shows.ca. NNNN (JK) Rent by Jonathan Larson (Lower Ossington Theatre). NYC artists struggle to make ends meet in the shadow of the AIDS epidemic in this musical. Runs to Jun 8, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, Sun 4 pm. $49-$59. 100A Ossington.

416-915-6747, ­lowerossingtontheatre.com.

The Road To Mecca by Athol Fugard (Soulpepper). A widow turns her property into an eccentric art installation in a conservative South African village (see review, this page).

Runs to May 28, Mon-Sat 8 pm, mat Wed & Sat 2 pm. $29-$74, rush $5-$23. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane.

416-866-8666, ­soulpepper.ca. NN (GS) Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti (Canadian Opera Company). It may be called Roberto Devereux, but the central figure of this rarely performed opera is Elisabetta I, who’s caught between her private duties as England’s Queen and her passion for the traitorous Devereux, who’s in love with someone else. Director Stephen Lawless’s su-

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Furlanetto and Rachvelishvili light up knight’s tale.

Bass bravado DON QUICHOTTE by Jules Massenet (Cana­ dian Opera Company). At the Four Seasons Centre (145 Queen West). Runs to May 24. $12-$332. 416-363-8231. See Continuing, page 52. Rating: NNN Don Quixote, Cervantes’s archetypal tale of an aging, unhinged wannabe knight and his down-to-earth “squire” is an enduring classic that lives on in the novel and even the musical Man Of La Mancha. Less well known is Don Quichotte, the 1910 opera by Jules Massenet, and in light of the Canadian Opera Company’s first production of it, that’s understandable.

Neither musically nor dramatically outstanding, the opera is a star vehicle for a bass, especially one in the twilight of his career. Veteran singing actor Ferruccio Furlanetto understands the comic and poignant aspects of the story as Quichotte and Sancho Panza

(Quinn Kelsey) embark on a quest to retrieve a necklace stolen by bandits from Quichotte’s beloved, Dulcinée (Anita Rachvelishvili).

Director Linda Brovsky has taken the idea of Quichotte’s obsession with books and the imagination literally. ­Designer Donald Eastman uses gigantic tomes and an oversized ink pot and

quill throughout the opera. Their purpose seems muddled, however; do they signify that Quichotte is making up his adventures? That he’s reading about them? And these symbols clash with the naturalism of flamenco dancers stamping their feet and a real horse and mule trotting onto the stage.

Despite all this, and the episodic ­nature of the story itself, the power of Quichotte’s quest comes through in Massenet’s lyrical score, which offers up a couple of lovely melodies amidst some schmaltz and an unsuccessful attempt to integrate Spanish flavour into the mix.

Rachvelishvili’s mezzo is rich and ample – at times overpowering – and she’s got a strong stage presence.

Kelsey’s comic sidekick is a joy to watch, and his voice is firm and full.

Furlanetto’s resonant voice reaches great depths of emotion, especially in the final scene. And he’s completely at ease onstage, even twirling his character’s pouf of white hair in moments of GLENN SUMI bravado.

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perb production brings out all these themes with stunning clarity. Sondra Radvanovsky and a first-rate cast and orchestra help bring out the beauty, urgency and drama in the score. Runs to May 21: May 15 and 21 at 7:30 pm, May 18 at 2:30 pm. $12-$332. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231, coc.ca. NNNNN (GS) rock.paper.sistahz festival (b current). This arts festival features theatre, comedy, spoken word, visual art and more by d’bi young, trey anthony, Catherine Hernandez and others.

Runs to May 18, see website for schedule and prices. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E. ­bcurrent.ca.

Singular Sensation: A Music Theatre Open Mic (Jennifer Walls). Sing showtunes with a

live band and see previews of upcoming works at this weekly show. Mondays 10 pm.

Free. Statler’s, 487 Church. 416-922-0487.

Snow Bride by David James Brock (Romantic Animal Theatre Posse). Alone on the night before her wedding, a cocaine addict reflects on her past and hopes for a new life. Runs to May 18, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm. $20, stu $15, mat pwyc. The Box Studio, 89 Niagara.

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Rocky Road THE ROAD TO MECCA by Athol Fugard (­Soulpepper). At the Young Centre for the Performing Arts (50 Tank House). Runs to May 28. $5-$74. 416-866-8666. See Continuing, page 53. Rating: NN

It’s easy to lose your way on The Road To Mecca.

I remember seeing a simple but moving Chicago production of Athol Fugard’s play in the late 90s that left me weeping. Soulpepper’s current ­revival made me yawn and mutter mean things under my breath.

First performed in 1987, the play centres on Miss Helen (Diane Leblanc), an elderly Afrikaner widow living alone in the isolated Karoo region of South ­Africa. When her concerned young friend Elsa (Shannon Taylor), a journalist, makes the four-hour trek from ­Johannesburg to see her, it’s gradually revealed that Helen’s being ostracized by the villagers for the eccentric pagan sculptures that surround her home.

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Stars Of David based on a book by Abigail Pogrebin (Harold Green Jewish Theatre/Angelwalk Theatre). The book about Jewish identity based on interviews with Gloria Steinem, Leonard Nimoy, Fran Drescher and others is adapted to a musical production.

Runs to Jun 1, Tue-Thu and Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm, mat Thu 1 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25-$65. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge, Studio Theatre. 416-733-0545, ­hgjewishtheatre.com.

Sultans Of The Street by Anusree Roy (Young People’s Theatre). Four children – two from a moderately well-off family and two street kids – beg for coins in Kolkata, India, under the guidance of the mysterious Auntie. Roy’s play nicely blends the comic and the serious, with an emphasis on the children’s choices in life and their hope for the future. Runs to May 15, see website for schedule. $15-$24. 165 Front E. 416-8622222, ­youngpeoplestheatre.ca. NNNN (JK) Vitals by Rosamund Small (Outside the March/Theatre Passe Muraille). This interactive, site-specific show takes us into the world and mind of Anna, an EMS worker who starts to crack under the pressure of her job. The exciting staging by director Mitchell Cushman never stops offering up unexpected twists and turns both in the venue and in Anna’s life. Runs to Jun 1, Tue-Sun 7:30 pm, mat

Sat-Sun 2 pm. $25-$30. Starts at Roncesvalles & Garden Aves, 149 Roncesvalles. 416-5047529, ­outsidethemarch.ca. NNNN (JK) We Are Not Afraid Of The Dark by Tine Van Aerschot (The Theatre Centre). This monologue show about survival, life and love is inspired by Van Aerschot’s conversations with late theatre artist Tracy Wright. Runs to May 18, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $25-$30. 1115 Queen W. 416-538-0988, ­theatrecentre.org.

WeeFestival (Theatre Direct). This theatre festival is dedicated to engaging children ages zero to six and features performances by Helios Theatre, Teotro do Biombo and others.

Runs to May 19, see website for schedule and venues. $10-$14. ­weefestival.ca.

­ frikaner, is gently pressuring her to A move into a retirement home.

At its heart, the play is an ode to non-conformists who don’t choose the road most taken, a worthy theme in its own right and an especially powerful symbol during the apartheid years.

But director David Storch’s mis­ guided version drains the piece of its energy and magic.

The original Broadway production made no attempt to show Miss Helen’s sculptures, suggesting that they might be better left to the imagination.

Designer Beth Kates’s enormous and intriguing sculptures, planted around the set, give you something to look at but also distract from what’s going on. Her lighting, too, is uneven, with one scene so bizarrely lit, it looks like the characters are sitting around a campfire.

The actors don’t come off well either. Taylor does her best with the underwritten, contrived role of Elsa – some of the exposition in the first act is eye-rollingly bad – and Fox, normally so winning, speaks his lines in such a strange stop-and-start manner that he seems to be reading them from a book.

Leblanc captures Miss Helen’s ec­ centricity and spontaneity, but doesn’t quite pull off a part – could anyone? – that requires her to shine more brightly than a roomful of lit candles. GLENN SUMI

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Arms And The Man by Bernard Shaw (Shaw

Festival). A woman is caught between two men on opposite sides of the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War. Runs in rep to Oct 18. $35-$113, stu mats $24. Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen, Niagara-on-the-Lake. shawfest.com.

Cabaret by Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb (Shaw Festival). An American writer falls for a nightclub singer in Nazi-era Berlin.

Runs in rep to Oct 26. $35-$113, stu mats $24.

Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagaraon-the-Lake. shawfest.com.

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sents improv w/ Calvinball, the Beasts and Ted & Lisa. 8 pm. $5. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416-903-5388, facebook.com/ events/315742928577792.

CATCH 23 Comedy Bar presents a weekly improv pit fight. 8 pm. $10. 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, ­comedybar.ca.

Oh My Godzilla! See Thu 15.

Sixteen Scandals See Thu 15.

THROW DOWN Bad Dog Theatre Repertory Plaers present performers challenged by the audience and by each other to perform feats of improv mastery. To May 30, Fridays 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416551-6540, ­baddogtheatre.com.

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.

Yuk Yuk’s See Thu 15.

All listings are free. Send to: stage@nowtoronto.com, fax 416-​364-​1168 or mail to Comedy, NOW Magazine, 189 Church, Toronto M5B 1Y7. Include title, producer, comics (host/headliner/sketch troupe members), brief synopsis, days and times, range of ticket prices, venue name and address and box office/info phone number/website. Listings may be edited for space. Deadline is the Thursday before publication at 5 pm.

Thursday, May 15 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents headliner Joey

Elias w/ Danny Polishchuk and host Fraser Young. To May 18, Thu 8:30 pm, Fri 9 pm, Sat 8 & 10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, ­absolutecomedy.ca.

BAD HABITS COMEDY Habits Gastropub presents a weekly show. 10 pm. Pwyc. 928 College. 416-533-7272, h ­ abitsgastropub.com.

KITCH KOMEDY presents a weekly pro/am show w/ host Dean Young. 9 pm. Free. Kitch, 229 Geary. k­ itchbar.com.

LARS CLASSINGTON Comedy Lounge presents the headliner w/ Will Noye, Adam David and host Kris Bonaparte. 8:30 pm. $10-$15. Vogue Supper Club, 42 Mowat. c­ omedylounge.ca.

LAUGH SABBATH Comedy Bar presents Adam Christie and others. 9:30 pm. $5. 945 Bloor W. ­laughsabbath.com.

OH MY GODZILLA! Asiansploitation presents a new sketch comedy revue about monsters, relationships and our evolving urban world.

To May 17, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $20. George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire. a ­ siansploitation. com.

SIXTEEN SCANDALS Second City’s funniest revue in ages draws on our anxiety about the schizophrenic weather, our cracksmoking mayor and the urban/suburban split in surprising and inventive ways. Director Chris Earle has a great ear and sharp sense of drama and he knows how to get the best from his stellar cast, who shine – especially in two contrasting sketches about young dudes (played by the women) and middle-aged women (played by the men). Don’t miss it.

Limited run, Tue-Thu 8 pm, Fri-Sat 7:30 & 10 pm, Sun 7:30 pm. $25-$29. 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, ­secondcity.com. NNNNN (GS) THE VEST SHOW IN TOWN Comedy Bar presents a variety show w/ Vest of Friends. 10 pm. Pwyc. 945 Bloor W. ­comedybar.ca.

YUK YUK’S presents Jeff McEnery. To May 18, Thu and Sun 8 pm, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $13-$22. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, ­yukyuks.com.

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Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst. ­brownpapertickets.com/event/660464.

IMPROV TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS The Social Capital presents an improv/wrestling mashup w/ the Dandy Crushers, Double Painbow, the Gentle Giants and the Yellow Jackets. 8 pm. $5. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416903-5388.

LONG WEEKEND SPECIAL Perfect 10 presents Daniel Woodrow, Diana Love, Zabrina Chevannes, Nick Flanagan and Dave Merheje.

10:30 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. ­comedybar.ca.

MOMICS Comedy Bar presents Melissa Story, Zabrina Chevannes, Precious Chong, Kelly Fanson, Perry Perlmutar and host Rose Giles. 9:30 pm. $10. 945 Bloor W. ­comedybar.ca.

MONKEY TOAST The Tite Group presents the improvised talk show w/ Globe And Mail columnist Susan Krashinsky, the Monkey Toast Players and host Ron Tite. 8 pm. $10.

Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. ­monkeytoast.com.

Oh My Godzilla! See Thu 15.

RED ROCKET COMEDY presents a weekly show w/ host Joel West and guests. 8 pm. Free. Red Rocket Coffee, 1364 Danforth. 416-406-0880.

Sixteen Scandals See Thu 15.

THEATRESPORTS Bad Dog Theatre presents the improv competition w/ Rob Baker, Carmine Lucarelli, Ashley Comeau, Alice Moran and others. To Jun 21, Saturdays 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, ­baddogtheatre.com.

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MAD LAUGHS AND A SONG Madison Avenue Pub presents a weekly open mic comedy show and karaoke contest. 8 pm. Free. 14 Madison.

416-927-1722, madisonavenuepub.com.

Sixteen Scandals See Thu 15.

SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE The Sketchersons present a weekly sketch and live music show. 9 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. ­comedybar.ca.

Yuk Yuk’s See Thu 15.

Monday, May 19 ALTDOT COMEDY LOUNGE Rivoli presents Jon Steinberg, Darrin Rose, Kate Davis, Graham Kay, Jordan Foisy, Zabrina Chevannes, Blayne Smith, Pat Burtshcer, MC Dave Merheje 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.

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IMPERIAL COMEDY SHOW Imperial Pub presents a weekly show. 9:30 pm. Free. 54 Dundas E. 416-977-4667, ­imperialcomedy.com.

NERDY TALK The Social Capital presents Jeff Clark, Dale Wells and others. 9:30 pm. Free.

Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416903-5388.

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.

PRESS CLUB 7 REUNION SHOW Press Club presents Priscilla Pussycat and host Veronika Swartz. 8 pm. Free. 850 Dundas W. 416-3647183.

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­RECORDING The Ossington presents two shows. Monday w/ Ron Sparks, Andrew Johnston, Nick Flanagan & host James Hartnett; Tuesday w/ Pat Thornton, Tom Henry, Sara Hennessey & host Adam Christie. To May 20, Mon-Tue 9 pm. Pwyc. 61 Ossington. ­theossington.com.

200% VODKA Black Swan Comedy presents a weekly show by the BSC Rep Company. 8 pm.

Pwyc. 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416-903-5388, ­blackswancomedy.com.

Tuesday, May 20 COMEDY COVE Blair Streeter presents Lianne

Mauladin & Candice Gregoris, plus Jeff E’s Olde Fashioned Open Mic. 9 pm. Pwyc. Maple Leaf House, 2749 Lake Shore W. 416-255-2558.

THE FIRESTARTER Fox & Fiddle presents weekly pros and lotto spots w/ host Kyle Andrews.

8:30 pm. Free. 280 Bloor W. 416-966-4369.

FOUNTAIN ABBEY The Fountain presents stand-up w/ hosts Diana Love and Julia Hladkowicz. 8 pm. Free. 1261 Dundas W. ­juliacomedy.com.

IMPROV DROP-IN BSC presents a weekly class and show. 6 pm. $5. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. ­blackswancomedy.com.

LES IMPROBABLES Supermarket presents a biweekly show with competitive improv en français. 7 pm. $5. 268 Augusta. 416-8400501, ligueimprotoronto@gmail.com.

Sixteen Scandals See Thu 15.

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.

Tim Gilbert’s Live Comedy Album Recording See Mon 19.

TUESDAY HEADLINER SERIES COMEDY Imperial

Pub presents host Danny Polishchuk and guests. 9:30 pm. Free. 54 Dundas E. 416-9774667, ­imperialcomedy.com.

WHEEL OF IMPROV Natasha Boomer presents the weekly non-competitive competitive games game-show. 9:30 pm. $5.

Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. ­comedybar.ca.

YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents the Humber School of Comedy at 7:30 pm, Launching Pad for new stand-ups at 9:30 pm, every Tue. $4/ show. 224 Richmond W. ­yukyuks.com.

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Wednesday, May 21 ABSOLUTE COMEDY presents Pro-Am Night w/

headliner Steve Burr, Christina Markham, Adam David, Guy Alaimo, Leny Corrado, Luke Gordon Field, Sebastian Fazio and host Dave Merheje. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-4867700, ­absolutecomedy.ca.

BIG MONSTERS! Bad Dog Theatre and Sex T Rex presents a send-up of Godzilla.

8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, ­baddogtheatre.com.

BIG TICKET Bad Dog Theatre Epic Wednesdays presents improv inspired by the best of the silver screen. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416-551-6540, baddogtheatre. com.

BRYAN CALLEN Yuk Yuk’s presents comic/­ actor in a live show. To May 22, Wed-Thu 8 pm. $35. 224 Richmond W. 416-967-6425, ­yukyuks.com.

CADILLAC COMEDY Cadillac Lounge presents Mike Kellett, Rob Bebenek, Troupe Name Pending, Aunt Joan, the Ugly Sticks, host ­Natalie Norman and others. 8:30 pm. Pwyc.

1296 Queen W. ­cadillaclounge.com.

CHUCKLE CO. PRESENTS weekly stand-up.

9:30 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. chuckleco.com.

CORKTOWN COMEDY Corktown Productions presents an open-mic show w/ Jarrett Campbell, Michelle Christine, Chris Robinson, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Free.

Betty’s, 240 King E. 416-988-2675, ­corktowncomedy.com.

ELEPHANT EMPIRE Comedy Bar ­presents the sketch troupe w/ Hannah Spear, Andrew Gardner, Matt ­Lemche and Peter S ­ tevens, performing

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HONEST ANXIETY The Social

364-8011, ­colemanlemieux.com.

COEXISDANCE SERIES #62 presents dance im-

provisers performing with AIM Toronto musicians. May 17 at 8 pm. $10. Array Space, 155 Walnut. coexisdance.wordpress.com.

Elvis and The Man in Black Coleman ­Lemieux & Compagnie presents a double bill featuring James Kudelka’s The Man In Black and Laurence Lemieux’s Looking For Elvis (see story, page 51). Opens May 21 and runs to May 31, Wed-Sat 8 pm. $20, May 22 gala $100. The Citadel, 304 Parliament. 416-

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416-504-6429 ext 30, ­moonhorsedance.com.

Skin/Quicksand inDANCE presents two mashups of sexuality, gender and identity by Hari Krishnan. Previews May 21.

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fast-paced sketch and a one-act play. To May 28, Wednesdays 8 pm. $8. 945 Bloor W. 416551-6540, ­comedybar.ca.

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Capital presents improviser Steve Baerwald and others. 8 pm. Pwyc (proceeds to Children’s Mental Health Ontario). Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. 416-469-0537.

THE JULIEN DIONNE COMEDY HOUR C’est What presents stand-up by Dionne and music by Garage Baby. 9 pm. $10. 67 Front E. 416-8679499, ­cestwhat.ticketfly.com.

MAGIC OVEN COMEDY presents weekly standup. 8 pm. Free. Magic Oven, 347 Keele. 416604-0202, facebook.com/MagicOvenKeele.

120 WEDNESDAYS OPEN MIC Club 120 presents stand-up, sketch & improv w/ TS comedian Mandy Goodhandy and others. 9 pm. Free.

120 Church. club120.ca.

SIREN’S COMEDY Celt’s Pub presents open-mic stand-up w/ host Lauren Mitchell and headliner Lucy Gervais. 8:30 pm. Free. 2872 Dundas W. 416-767-3339.

Sixteen Scandals See Thu 15.

SPIRITS COMEDY Spirits Bar & Grill presents one of T.O.’s longest-running weekly comedy nights. 9 pm. Free. 642 Church. 416-967-0001.

TEAM WILDCATS! Bad Dog Theatre presents an unscripted comedy about a high school baseball team. To Jun 4, Wednesdays 9:30 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416551-6540, ­baddogtheatre.com.

TOP SHELF COMEDY presents The Spotlight, a weekly show. 9 pm. $5. ­WAYLA Bar, 996 Queen E. 416-901-5570.

TORONTO COMEDY CAVERN presents a weekly show w/ host Adam Jamal. 8:30 pm. Free. ­Cavern Bar, 76 Church. 416-971-4440.

WELCOME TO THE SHARK TANK Red Herring Comedy presents a variety show w/ Kevin Dowse, QB Kids Productions & host Ned ­Petrie. 9:30 pm. $5. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. facebook.com/ events/415326111937648. 3

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pm. $20-$37. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, ­indance.ca.

Spring Showcase 2014 Canada’s National Ballet School presents a student showcase.

Opens May 21 and runs to May 24, Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $50, stu/srs $30. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis. nbs-enb.ca.

Venom Of Love Little Pear Garden Collective and Harbourfront NextSteps present choreography by Emily Chung that uses elements from Chinese opera, classical and contemporary dance. May 15-17, Thu-Sat 8 pm. $15-$30.

Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

Vision Gala: See Inside Me dZouk Productions presents a benefit for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind with a performance by blind Zouk dancers and others. May 17 at 8 pm. $75. InterContinental Toronto Centre, 225 Front W. v­ isiondanceencounter.com.

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contact photography must-see EXHIBITS in THE MAMMOTH PHOTO FESTIVAL David and Claudio,

by Richard Renaldi, part of Touching Strangers

How I got the shot

Richard Renaldi Touching Strangers, at Metro Hall (55 John), to June 1 For the past six years, Richard Renaldi has been involved in an intriguing photography portrait project. He walks through busy downtowns, selects complete strangers and gets them to pose as friends in front of his camera.

“I told my subjects I was making family ­portraits with strangers,” he ­explains. “There was a condition attached: they were required to touch someone they did not know, in much the way family, friends or a couple would interact” How did strangers respond to being asked to be intimate with each other on first meeting?

“The most obvious and frequent gesture people make when not given instruction is to hold hands or extend their arm around the other’s shoulder. I wanted more. I was inexperienced and apprehensive about directing my subjects, but as time progressed and I did more shooting, I started to imagine more complex and emotional relationships between them. I had to construct the point of contact for many of these portraits.”

As far as Renaldi knows, no lasting relationships have resulted from his project. “I haven’t received any wedding invitations yet,” he jokes. But he says subjects often feel something important has taken place.

“There was often a feeling that something rare and unrepeatable had just occurred.”

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C = Contact Photography Festival show Angell I Heart Paint group show, to Jun 7.

12 Ossington. 416-530-0444.

CBAND (Black Artists’ Networks in Dialogue) Photos: Gordon Parks, to Aug 3.

1 Lansdowne, 2nd fl.

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Rob Hornstra and Arnold van Bruggen The Sochi Project: An Atlas Of War And Tourism In The Caucasus Contact Gallery (80 Spadina, suite 310, 416-539-9595) To May 31 In a process they call “slow journalism,” Dutch photographer Hornstra and reporter van Bruggen made an in-depth exploration of the conflict-ravaged region around Russia’s sub-tropical resort town over the five years leading up to the Sochi Winter Olympics. The project has resulted in a book and an elaborate website (thesochiproject.org).

The exhibit focuses on personal accounts of life in crumbling Soviet-era spa towns and mountainous republics where separatist t­errorists and corrupt officials hold sway. Van Bruggen’s background text, tablet-screened video interviews and maps augment Hornstra’s photographs to paint a vivid and informative portrait of a complex part of the world. FRAN SCHECHTER

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Mikhail ­Karabelnikov, Sochi, Russia, 2009, by Rob Hornstra

Steinmetz, May 17-Jun 17. 333 Bay. 647260-1101.

CBillboards on Dundas Photos: Dana Claxton, to May 31. Dundas W at Ossington, Rusholme and Lansdowne. scotiabankcontactphoto.com.

CBirch Contemporary Photos/video: David Hanes, to May 24. 129 Tecumseth.

416-365-3003.

CCentre Space Photos/video: Marc Audette and Adad Hannah, to May 31. PierreFrançois Ouellette Art Contemporain Toronto, 65 George. 416-323-1373.

Cooper Cole Gallery Chris Duncan, May 15-Jun 15, reception 6-10 pm May 15. 1161 Dundas W. 647-347-3316.

Diaz Contemporary Elizabeth McIntosh, to Jun 7. 100 Niagara. 416-361-2972.

CGallery 44 Photos: Sheree Hovsepian and Jérôme Nadeau, to Jun 7. Photos: Ruth Skinner, to May 17. 401 Richmond W #120.

416-979-3941.

Cgallerywest Photos: Alice Dixon, to May 31. 1172 Queen W. 416-913-7116.

General Hardware Contemporary Painting: Nicole Collins, May 21-Jun 21, reception 6-9 pm May 21. C Photos: Stacey Tyrell, to May 17. 1520 Queen W. 416-821-3060.

Gladstone Hotel C Photos: 40 Years: Hip Hop Portraits; Becky Comber, to May 31.

Prints: Bambitchell, to Aug 31. 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635.

Guildwood Park Restless Precinct: SUM°, May 17-Jun 14, performance 5-8 pm May 17 (bus to performances from Spadina and Bloor, restlessprecinct.ca). 201 Guildwood Pkwy.

CIX Gallery Photos: Elaine Chan-Dow, to May 30. 11 Davies #101. 416-461-4848.

CJulie M. Gallery Photos: Deganit Berest and Shai Kremer, to Jun 7. 15 Mill, bldg 37.

416-603-2626.

Katharine Mulherin Painting: Michael Caines, May 17-Jun 8, reception 4-7 pm May 17. 1082/1086 Queen W. 416-993-6510.

LE Gallery Works on paper: Mitsuo Kimura, to May 31. 1183 Dundas W. 416-532-8467.

Mercer Union Sarah Pierce, to May 24. 1286 Bloor W. 416-536-1519.

Narwhal Projects Prints: Toshio Saeki, to

May 24. 2104 Dundas W. 647-346-5317.

CNikola Rukaj Gallery Photos: Ebrahim Noroozi, to May 31. 384 Eglinton W. 416481-5995.

CO’Born Contemporary Photos: Dominic Nahr, to May 31. 131 Ossington. 416413-9555.

COCAD U Student Gallery Photos: Samer Muscati, to May 31. 52 McCaul. 416977-6000 ext 262.

Onsite [at] OCAD U Generations Of Queer, to Jun 28. 230 Richmond W. 416-977-6000 ext 265.

Reference Library Magnetic North, May 17-Jul 19. C Photos: Annie MacDonell, to May 30. 789 Yonge. 416-395-5577.

Scrap Metal Sculpture: Eva Kotátková, to Jun 28. Fri-Sat noon-5 pm or by appt. 11 Dublin. 416-588-2442.

CTodmorden Mills Photos: Xposé: ­CAPIC, May 21-Jun 1, reception 6-10 pm May 21. Don Valley Art Club, to May 18.

Papermill, 67 Pottery. 416-396-2819.

CToronto Image Works Photos: Steven Beckly, to May 31. 80 Spadina. 416-7031999.

CVistek Downtown Photos: Eric Weiner, to May 31. 496 Queen E. 416-365-1777.

Whippersnapper Gallery Installation (Mayworks): Coco Guzman, to May 31.

594B Dundas W. 647-856-2445.

books IMMIGRANT FICTION

Bozak baffles EL NIÑO by Nadia Bozak (Anansi), 300 pages, $22.95 paper. Rating: NNN No question that Nadia Bozak is a unique talent. She’s got a gift for establishing a setting, and consistently challenges structural norms.

I just wish that El Niño, the second in her border trilogy, weren’t so confusing.

She tells the story from three perspectives: Honey’s, Chávez’s and Baez’s.

Urbanite Honey heads to the Oro Desert in search of her mom, Marianne, who’s been kind to desperate illegals. Chávez is the human trafRED CAP, BY RADCLIFFE ROYE

Pictures From Paradise: A Survey Of Contemporary Caribbean Photography The Power Plant (231 Queens Quay West, in shipping containers behind building, 416-973-4949) To May 25 This Wedge Curatorial Projects show probes what’s on the minds of 18 artists from the English-speaking Caribbean: colonialism, tourism, media representation and sexuality, among other things. It’s organized into four sections (documentary photos, portraits, transformed media and tableaux vivants) in a shipping container exhibition space that comments on globalization.

Especially strong are Renee Cox’s enactments of media stereotypes of the sexy black woman, O’Neil Lawrence’s seaside ritual performed by naked white-painted black men, Alex Smailes’s documentary images of people with their cars, James Cooper’s poetic underwater portraits and Gerard Hanson’s paint-altered photo of hairdressers at work on a Kingston street.

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THIS WEEK IN THE MUSEUMS CART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA Fausta Fac-

ciponte, Elisa Julia Gilmour and Ben Freedman, May 15-Jun 29, reception 6-9 pm May 15 (bus from Gladstone 6 pm). 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-896-5088.

NART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Brian Jungen and Duane Linklater, to Jun 15. Francis Bacon and Henry Moore, to Jul 20 ($25, srs $21.50, stu $16.50). C Scott McFarland, to Aug 10, artist’s talk 7 pm May 21 ($8-$12). Art As Therapy, to Apr 26, 2015. $19.50, srs $16, stu $11, free Wed 6-8:30 pm (special exhibits excluded). 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

CCAMPBELL HOUSE MUSEUM Double The Pleasure, Triple The Fun: Stereographic Images, to Jun 1. 160 Queen W. 416-597-0227.

CCITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES Life On The Grid: 100 Years Of Street Photography, to May 31. 255 Spadina Rd. 416-397-0778.

DESIGN EXCHANGE This Is Not A Toy, to May 18. Emerging Designers, to May 19. $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121.

CJUSTINA M. BARNICKE Rebecca Belmore, May 15-Aug 9, reception 6-8 pm May 15. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398.

McMICHAEL CANADIAN C Arctic Explosure; Changing Tides: Contemporary Art Of Newfoundland And Labrador, to Jun 1. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121.

CMOCCA In Character: Self-Portrait Of The

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Artist As Another; Material Self: Performing The Other Within, to Jun 1. Jim Naughten, to Aug 18. 952 Queen W. 416-395-0067.

THE POWER PLANT Mike Nelson, to May 19. C Pictures From Paradise: Contemporary Caribbean Photography, to May 25.

231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949.

ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM The Forbidden City, to Sep 1 ($27, stu/srs $24.50). C Michael Awad, to Sep 28. $16, stu/srs $14.50; Fri 4:308:30 pm $10, stu/srs $9. 100 Queen’s Park.

416-586-8000.

CRYERSON IMAGE CENTRE Stan Douglas, Zanele Muholi, Aleesa Cohene and Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, to Jun 1. 33 Gould. 416979-5164.

TEXTILE MUSEUM The Kimonos Of Ichimaru, to May 25. Ying Gao, to Sep 1. $15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321.

CU OF T ART CENTRE Through The Body: Contemporary Chinese Women Artists; Archiving Public Sex, to Jun 28, Through The Body reception/performance 7-9 pm May 15 and performance noon-3 pm May 17, Archiving Public Sex reception 7-9 pm May 21. 15 King’s College Circle. 416-978-1838.

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ficker who eventually helps her, and Baez is Marianne’s dog and witness to her woes.

Chávez, who knows of Marianne’s heroism, joins forces with Honey, and together they embark on an arduous trek through the desert.

El Niño has a lot going for it. It’s got a ton of suspense. Can Chávez be trusted? Will the duo survive the brutal conditions?

Bozak’s images of the desert are vivid, and her evocation of the life of the desperadoes is achingly effective.

But the novel zips back and forth in time in ways that make it hard to keep track of the narrative, and it doesn’t help that the same characters go by more than one name. I don’t mind having to lean

READINGS THIS WEEK Thursday, May 15 JENNIFER DONNELLY Signing copies of her new

novel, Deep Blue. 7 pm. Free. Chapters, 1950 the Queensway. chapters.indigo.ca.

JENNIFER LEE Signing copies of Building Your Business The Right-Brain Way: Sustainable Success For The Creative Entrepreneur. 7 pm.

Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. chapters. indigo.ca.

NICOLE LUNDRIGAN Reading from her novel The Widow Tree. 7 pm. Free. Taylor Memorial Library, 1440 Kingston Rd. 416-396-8939.

ROBERTA RICH Reading from her novel The Harlem Midwife. 2 pm. Free. Deer Park Library, 40 St Clair E. 416-393-7657.

Friday, May 16 PINK INK Launch of a zine by queer, trans and two-spirited writers. 6 pm. Free. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-3244100 ext 5245.

Saturday, May 17 SMASHMOUTH! Spoken word open mic featuring poet Ronna Bloom. 8 pm. Free. Lazy Daisy Cafe, 1515 Gerrard E. lazydaisyscafe.ca.

JOHN WOJAWOJA Lanching his book of three plays with a reading by actor Martin Sims.

8:30 pm. Free. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416923-8137.

Sunday, May 18 PLASTICINE POETRY Clifton Joseph, Mike

Wednesday, May 21 7:30pm 235 Queens Quay West Toronto

Box Office/Info: 416-973-4000 ifoa.org

Lipsius, Susan Munro and Kate Sutherland, plus an open mic. 6 pm. Free. Paupers, 539 Bloor W. plasticinepoetry.com.

Tuesday, May 20 MAX BLUMENTHAL Talking about his new

book, Goliath: Life And Loathing In Greater Israel. 7 pm. $10-$15. College Street United Church, 454 College. tinyurl.com/ijvticket.

EMILY MCGIFFIN/CHRIS HUTCHINSON Reading. 7 pm. Free. St Clair/Silverthorn Library, 1748 St Clair W. torontopubliclibrary.ca.

Wednesday, May 21 CATHERINE ASTOLFO The creator of the

Emily Taylor series signs books. 6 pm. Free.

Riverdale Library, 370 Broadview. 416-3937720.

CLAIRE CAMERON Talking about her novel The Bear. 1:30 pm. $25. Women’s Art Assoc, 23 Prince Arthur. Pre-register 416-504-8222 ext 243.

CHIAROSCURO READING SERIES Sci-fi/fantasy/horror readings by Greg Bechtel, Tony Burgess, Hugh AD Spencer and Dale Sproule.

8 pm. Free/pwyc. Round Venue, 152A Augusta, 2nd fl. chiseries.com.

CRIME SPREE Readings of crime fiction by RD Cain, Gloria Farris, John McFetridge and others. 7 pm. Dora Keogh, 141 Danforth.

416-778-1804, ecwpress.com.

into a novel and pay close attention, but Bozak’s narrative is a big chalSUSAN G. COLE lenge.

Bozak reads from El Niño alongside Krista Foss and David Adams Richards at Harbourfront’s Brigantine Room on Wednesday (May 21). See Readings, this page. susanc@nowtoronto.com | @susangcole

PIVOT READINGS Poetry and fiction. 8 pm. Free.

Press Club, 850 Dundas W. pivotreadings.ca.

PRISCILA UPPAL Reading from her memoir,

Projection. 7 pm. Free. Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington. 416-395-5440.

DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS/NADIA BOZAK/ KRISTA FOSS Reading. 7:30 pm. $10, stu/yth

under 25 free. Harbourfront Centre Brigantine Room, 235 Queens Quay W. ifoa.org. books@nowtoronto.com

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MIN FAMI: ARAB FEMINIST REFLECTIONS ON IDENTITY, SPACE AND RESISTANCE Anthology

launch. 6 pm. Free. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.

READING

David Adams Richards (Canada), Crimes Against My Brother Nadia Bozak (Canada), El Niño Krista Foss (Canada), Smoke River $10/FREE for supporters, students & youth

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IN PERSON Nicole Lundrigan is a favourite in her home province of Newfoundland, and deserves to be much better known here. Her previous book, Glass Boys, made NOW’s 2011 top10 list thanks to her rich, metaphorladen, dread-drenched prose. Her latest release, The Widow Tree ($22.95, Douglas & McIntyre), has more of the same in a 50sset story about three boys who find some valuable Roman coins and argue about what to do with them. When one boy disappears, the suspense intensifies. Lundrigan reads Thursday (May 15) at Taylor Memorial Library. See Readings, this page. SGC

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Audio clips from interviews with LAKE BELL and RALPH STEADMAN • Friday column on BAY ST. VIDEO’S FILMS FOR FREE • and more The big green guy gets the summer blockbuster season off to a roaring start.

han). 93 minutes. Screens Thursday (May 15), 7:30 pm, at various Cineplex theatres; opens Friday (May 16) at Yonge-Dundas Square. For venues and times, see Movies, page 64.

Rating: NNN

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Edwards, written by Max Borenstein, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe and Bryan Cranston. A Warner Bros. release. 123 minutes. Opens Friday (May 16). For venues and times, see Movies, page 64.

Rating: NNNNN

Holy crap: Godzilla.

Six decades after the “ultimate alpha predator” first made landfall – and after dozens of attempts to capture the full impact of the beast unleashed in Ishiro Honda’s 1954 kaiju classic – the King of the Monsters

finally gets a summer movie worthy of his stature.

A major leap forward for Monsters director Gareth Edwards, Godzilla is positively Spielbergian in its storytelling, guided not just by Jaws and Jurassic Park but by Close Encounters Of The Third Kind as well. This is a movie that values wonder as much as horror.

Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen are among the various puny humans sent scurrying by the advent of giant monsters in a world unaccustomed to them. The movie’s prologue, set in

1999 Japan, establishes the colossal stakes and the grim tone. But Godzilla is also exhilarating, shifting between micro and macro views to let us revel in the spectacle of monster action – or teasing us with the promise of same before pivoting away to another aspect of the story.

Godzilla 2014 builds upon the framework of the best recent kaiju movies, The Host and Cloverfield, using their sense of scale and dread to craft an even larger and more powerful experience. It doesn’t hurt that Max Borenstein’s screenplay adheres to my favourite theory of Godzilla: that the big green guy is a force of na-

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ture itself, rising up to stomp down any threat large enough to merit his attention. People are just there to bear witness or run like hell.

That’s something previous Godzilla movies have often wrestled with, much as they’ve struggled to give their gargantuan hero agency and a personality. It’s difficult to create people in whom the audience can invest when everyone just wants to see the next kaiju big battle, and it’s hard to make Godzilla himself seem like anything more than an animal.

This Godzilla movie does both.

And it’s so damn satisfying, especially in IMAX 3D. 3

In 2011, Kevin Spacey and his American Beauty director, Sam Mendes, put together a travelling theatre company to take Shakespeare’s Richard III around the world. Since this sort of thing doesn’t happen often, Spacey commissioned a documentary about the experience, and so we have Now: In The Wings On A World Stage, which delivers exactly what it says on the tin.

Directed by long-time Spacey associate Jeremy Whelehan, it’s an hour and a half of rehearsals and cast bonding, with just enough performance footage to make you long for a proper video recording of the production.

(Spacey’s take on Richard now seems like preparation for House Of Cards schemer Francis Underwood.)

But moments of real insight into the cast’s process or a sense of context for the play are few and far between. The quick-fire editing and insistently chipper musical score give the whole thing the feel of a commemorative DVD you’d pick up on your way out of the theatre after seeing the NORMAN WILNER show.

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Godzilla returns to the big screen this week after a long, well-deserved hibernation (and, no, we’re not aware of any previous American remake – whatever do you mean?), and in addition to facing his own 50th anniversary, the big green guy will be confronting evolved expectations of what a giant-monster movie can deliver.

Here are my five picks for the best of the bunch, not including any of the previous Godzilla films. I pre-emptively extend my apologies to Gamera, who’s always fun to see but never really transcended his “giant flying turtle” aspect, and to the rampaging dinos of Jurassic Park, who are certainly intimidating but still just normal-sized dinosaurs. NW

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For No Good Reason takes a fascinating look at artist Ralph Steadman’s creative process.

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FOR NO GOOD REASON directed by Charlie Paul. A Mongrel Media release. 90 minutes. Opens Friday (May 16). For venues and times, see Movies, page 64.

When I meet cartoonist Ralph Steadman at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival, his terrific cover for NOW’s 2013 year-in-review issue is still three months down the road. Rob Ford, the subject of that cover, doesn’t even come up in the conversation, if you can imagine that.

Instead, Steadman – flanked by Charlie Paul and Lucy Paul, director and producer of the documentary about him, For No Good Reason – tells stories about meeting Hunter S. Thompson for the first time at the 1970 Kentucky Derby, about a visit from Withnail & I director Bruce Robinson and star Richard E. Grant, and about growing up with a love of cameras and clockwork trains.

Every one of those stories is too long to relay here, so you’ll find them as audio clips on the NOW website.

(Please listen – they’re delightful.)

Between stories, Charlie tells me how the seeds of his documentary were planted in 1998.

“I was very interested in art that was photographed without the artists – [in] watching art build up,” he says. “I’d heard that Ralph had a drawing desk in his studio; he had a camera permanently above the desk, and recorded his art. So I sent round a letter, and thankfully he said, ‘Oh, come down and pay a visit.’

“We instantly got on, and as I left that afternoon Ralph gave me a whole box of videocassettes: ‘Help yourself, look through these.’ Ralph had recorded his life on these tapes, and I watched it unfold, tape by tape.

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REVIEW FOR NO GOOD REASON (Charlie Paul) Rating: NNN For No Good Reason positions itself as a documentary about British illustrator (and NOW cover artist) Ralph Steadman, whose instantly recognizable style was the perfect accompaniment to Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo journalism in the glory days of Rolling Stone magazine.

But director Charlie Paul and ostensible host Johnny Depp spend far too much time pumping the genial artist for stories of Thompson’s demented crusades (illustrated by animated versions of Steadman’s drawings and often narrated by Depp as Thompson), paying not nearly enough attention to the man in front of them.

A sequence in which Steadman makes a lovely drawing of his dog – defining musculature through splotches of ink and creating personality in sharp little lines – is a fascinating window into his process.

The film could have done with more of that and fewer video clips of Thompson acting out. NW

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Ralph Steadman, Charlie Paul It was a fantastic start to the project.

Obviously, it was as unwieldy and difficult to manage...”

“Complaining already,” Steadman interjects, laughing.

“I’m complaining already,” Charlie agrees. “So it was a fantastic start. I had an invaluable hook I had to investigate, and then I used to go down for weekends. A relationship started where we spent as much time as we could recording work and so on.”

Lucy Paul explains that they didn’t set out to make a movie, and only five years into the process felt they’d got something.

“The whole conception was just to hang out with Ralph, actually,” admits Charlie. “I was working with my hero. I’d always loved Ralph’s work, from early as a student, and so being allowed into this artist’s studio, to me – it was enough of a privilege to just record it.”

Steadman’s obvious comfort with having Charlie around led us to my favourite moment in the film, a scene where the artist draws a portrait of his dog Beady in real time.

“He would leave Beady in, wouldn’t he?” Steadman laughs. “That was his little sort of gift for putting up with him for so long.”

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After his detention, artist activist Ai Weiwei is keeping his head above water.

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Under attack AI WEIWEI: THE FAKE CASE

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(Andreas Johnsen). 79 minutes.

Some subtitles. Opens Friday (May 16).

For venues and times, see Movies, page 64. Rating: NNNN

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case picks up exactly where Alison Klayman’s Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry ended, with the Chinese artist and activist released from detention after 81 days in the spring of 2011.

In Danish director Andreas Johnsen’s film, Ai weathers the next stage of his persecution by the Chinese government: travel restrictions, constant surveillance and harassment, and a

legal assault on his Beijing studio.

The strangeness of the situation brings out Ai’s puckish wit. He works around the restrictions placed upon him by designing art in secret and openly videotaping the security agents assigned to intimidate him.

He’s also seen trying to help his young son overcome a fear of dogs, which makes a great metaphor for Ai’s own situation; the doors of his studio are roughly analogous to the fence that protects the boy from a neighbour’s noisy mutt.

Whether he intended to or not, Johnsen has made a fine study of a man trying to joke his way out of hell.

It doesn’t always work, but watching Ai bear up under the never-ending pressure with grace – for the most NORMAN WILNER part – is inspiring.

Where there’s adolescent smoke, there’s Foxfire.

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Girl power FOXFIRE: CONFESSIONS OF A GIRL GANG (Laurent Cantet). 143 minutes. Opens Friday (May 16) at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.

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This is the second big-screen adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s Foxfire, about a group of young women in 1950s upstate New York rising up against bullying males of all ages. It stays truer to the spirit of the novel – which turns out to be a mixed blessing.

Laurent Cantet (The Class) has made a dutiful period piece that retains many of the author’s meditations on sisterhood and growing up, but never quite overcomes its melodramatic leanings. These girls’ personal stories

are satisfying, but at 143 minutes the film is way too long.

Cantet does a fine job building tension and character. He never shies away from the uncomfortable, periodappropriate themes of sexism and racism, especially when the group turns to more criminal enterprises to survive.

The sympathy he builds for the characters carries the film, and great performances by Raven Adamson (as brash leader Legs) and Katie Coseni (as introverted narrator Maddy) are nuanced and assured for actors making their big-screen debut.

The rest of the newcomer cast is a mixed bag, their obvious inexperience showing at times.

At the very least, it’s much better than the 1996 adaptation of the novel ANDREW PARKER starring Angelina Jolie.

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Jon Hamm (left), Madhur Mittal, Suraj Sharma and Pitobash hit it out of the park.

Nat Hentoff (left) and clarinetist Edmond Hall chill at Boston’s Savoy Club in the late 40s.

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Million Dollar career Actor enjoys diverse roles after her indie breakthrough By NORMAN WILNER JB’s reluctant spiritual journey. [And] her even being relevant in the story is refreshGillespie, written by Tom McCarthy, with ing, because often the female characters John Hamm, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal and in this type of movie can be left to the Lake Bell. A Walt Disney Pictures release. 124 sidelines – you know, doting upon the minutes. Some subtitles. Opens Friday (May 16). male character, or just a pretty thing. I For venues and times, see Movies, page 64. really like Brenda because she’s gutsy; she has her own goddamn life goin’ on over Lake Bell spends much of the first half of there.”

Million Dollar Arm in a Skype chat box Bell knows a little about that, having providing a little grounding for Jon suddenly vaulted onto magazine covers Hamm’s travelling sports agent, JB Bernand Hollywood’s creative A-list after makstein. Bell’s character, Brenda, is Berning her own movie. stein’s tenant back in Los Angeles, and “I didn’t understand the full extent of their bonding over the state of her washthe opportunity In A World… would ing machine gives the movie a surprising present, but it’s [been] profound and lifeamount of heart. changing,” she says, making a shrugging, Bell has a surprising amount of heart overwhelmed sort of gesture. “I just wantherself. During a press day earlier this ed my friends to see it.” week at the Shangri-La, the actor – who Two more movies appearances are in broke big last year when she wrote, the pipeline for 2014. Bell stars with Sidirected and starred in the terrific indie mon Pegg in the blind-date comedy Man romantic comedy In A World… – breaks Up, and with Owen Wilson in a thriller down Million Dollar Arm from structural called The Coup. and emotional perspectives while marvel“I’m the female lead,” she marvels, “and ling over how Tom McCarthy’s screenplay I just wouldn’t have had that if it wasn’t for uses Brenda’s presence.

In A World…. And that is cool, because “He sort of infused that character in a that’s my baby. To create an opportunity really masterful way,” she says, “where she for yourself like that is incredibly rare in was integral in this industry, and I’m so thankful.”

And though it may feel weird to suddenly be approached for leading roles after a decade of comic Actor support, she’s making it work interview for her.

“I was always more attracted to playing the character role versus the ‘it girl’ in the movie,” she says. “But I guess now when I think about creating my own content, I’d like the protagonist to be that, to be the character.

I wanna upgrade the supporting character actor role and make it the lead.”

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Rating: NNNN Million Dollar Arm is what happens when you put a Disney summer picture in the hands of genuinely talented craftspeople: it manages to tick every box in the sports-movie playbook while still feeling halfway intelligent and even surprising.

Jon Hamm is effortlessly winning as a sports agent who hits on a scheme to recruit baseball talent from India. Life Of Pi’s Suraj Sharma and Slumdog Millionaire’s Madhur Mittal are likeable and vulnerable as the young men he brings back to train as pitchers, and Lake Bell spikes her scenes as Hamm’s love interest with charm and unpredictable timing.

But the real talent is behind the camera: screenwriter Tom McCarthy (Win Win) and director Gillespie (Lars And The Real Girl) go above and beyond the requirements of their true-life fantasy to deliver a proper movie NW experience.

Writers don’t make the best documentary subjects. But when the scribe also happens to be one of the world’s leading jazz critics, at least you can score the film with some amazing music.

That’s evident from David Lewis’s pedestrian doc about Nat Hentoff, the veteran journalist, jazz authority and civil liberties advocate. Lewis fails to find a structure or rhythm to match the intelligence and puckish wit of his subject, but there are enough examples of Hentoff’s brilliant criticism (read by Homicide’s Andre Braugher) and clips of jazz greats (Coltrane,

Parker, Mingus) he wrote about to help pass the time pleasantly.

Using archival photos and interviews with the writer’s colleagues and friends, Lewis touches on some of Hentoff’s more controversial articles, like the one defending the right of neoNazis in Skokie, Illinois, to march in the 1970s, to his late-in-life stance on abortion, which caused huge rifts with his colleagues at the Village Voice.

There are also amusing anecdotes about Bob Dylan and Malcolm X, and a generous clip from the notorious interview with a drugged-out Lenny Bruce he did for CBC-TV. Now in his late 80s, Hentoff briefly discusses the changing media landscape – he was fired in 2008 from the Voice after 50 years – and appears defiantly old-school, writing in longhand and using an electric typewriter in his cluttered Village apartment. GLENN SUMI

Hannah Boukhobza is one of the shiny, happy women in Shekinah: The Intimate Life Of Hasidic Women.

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Sects and sex SHEKINAH: THE INTIMATE LIFE OF HASIDIC WOMEN (Abbey Jack Neidik). 70 minutes.

Some subtitles. Opens Friday (May 16) at the Carlton. For times, see Movie Times, page 67. Rating: NNN

This inside look at the lives of teenage women in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Chabad Lubavitch movement is a timely foil to the terrible publicity the Lev Tahor sect has been receiving lately.

Director Abbey Jack Neidik presents the Lubavitchers as beautiful, enlightened (a variation on mindfulness is central to the practice) and determined to do good in the world.

The film is mostly shot at the seminary in Ste. Agathe where young women train to become mothers – the school’s energetic head, Chanie Carle-

bach, has 12 children – and to honour Jewish tradition. In no way isolationist, the school sends the kids into the wider community to mingle and talk about their values.

There’s a telling sequence in which the Hasidic girls are confronted during one of these sessions by young women in the town about their attitudes toward gays, which doesn’t stop the trainees from blithely spouting their homophobia.

But Neidik doesn’t question the rabbi’s characterization of the sect as feminist: “The female is being, as opposed to doing,” says the leader, rhapsodizing on the “special” role women fill.

If women are so deeply valued, why do Lubavitchers deny women the highest privilege in the Jewish faith – reading the Torah in synagogue? Because the sexes are separate and profoundly SUSAN G. COLE unequal.

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returns home and starts piling up cash by turning tricks after school. Is it YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL because her dad is absent, or to (François Ozon) separate from her caring mom (a Rating: NNNN superb Géraldine Pailhas)? Does she François Ozon’s story of a 17-year-old relish her sexual power? high school girl who leads a Told in four parts, each double life as a prostirepresenting a season tute – a junior Belle over a year, the De Jour – is a bafmovie has some fling work, but charming grace that’s its notes: the strength. loving As Isabelle’s relationship (Marine Vacth) between hormones Isabelle and her surge, she younger dispenses with Laurent Delbecque (left) and brother, a her virginity on a Marine Vacth get close in sequence in which seaside vacation Young & Beautiful.

Isabelle’s class like she’s shedding a discusses Rimbaud and coat. Ozon films the a superb final scene scene as if Isabelle can featuring the great Charlotte watch herself in action (inaction, Rampling. actually – she’s plainly not into it), But it’s Vacth, luminous yet steely suggesting the disassociation many and able to speak volumes with have linked to sex work.

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She may be a revelation in her first starring role in François Ozon’s movie about a high school prostitute, and she definitely is, as the title says, young and beautiful. But Marine Vacth definitely needs a little work when it comes to best efforts in the promotion department.

When I ask her about her relationship with director Ozon, she says, “You should ask him.”

He’s not here. The French director didn’t make the trip to T.O. for last year’s TIFF, the occasion for my conversation with Vacth.

To my question about her preparation for what surely must have been a demanding role – she’s in practically every frame – she says simply, “I didn’t prepare.”

And when I ask about a superb scene with Charlotte Rampling, an actor she admires, who plays the wife of one of Isabelle’s johns, she replies with a shrug and a flat, “She [Rampling] was just a woman.”

To be fair, Vacth is speaking through an interpreter and, yes, she’s new at the publicity game. But sheesh.

She warms slightly when the conversation turns to the movie’s erotic content. Vacth not only has to carry the film, she’s having sex in almost half the scenes.

Ozon eased her way through those sequences.

“There weren’t that many people on the set, and we worked quickly,” Vacth says, shifting in her seat. “François knew how to put people at ease

and made sure to create a light atmosphere.”

Young & Beautiful could very well be a hit, but the model-turned-actor isn’t ready to say goodbye to the runway quite yet.

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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.

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Webb) delivers virtually everything its predecessor did, in more or less the same order. It even starts at the same point as Amazing 1, expanding on the events of the night young Peter Parker’s doomed parents left him in the care of Uncle Ben and Aunt May, and it ends with a mopey Peter urged to make the most of his life by a handy speech recorded earlier in the story. In the middle, there’s jumping, fighting and web-swinging as our hero battles super-villains created by the nefarious Oscorp (Jamie Foxx’s scene-chewing Electro and Dane DeHaan’s calculating Harry Osborn). Andrew Garfield brings radically different physicalities to the paralyzed, self-doubting Peter Parker and his high-flying alter-ego, and Emma Stone’s plucky Gwen Stacy is basically Emma Stone infused with the proportionate adorability of a dozen golden retriever puppies. And Sally Field continues to be an affecting Aunt May. The plot about Peter’s

dad and his super-secret research is unnecessary, and the need to set up more projects starts to weigh the picture down by the end. 142 min. NNN (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, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

BEARS (Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey) takes gorgeous wildlife photography of Alaskan brown bears and edits it into a fictionalized, ridiculously anthropomorphic narrative about a mother and her cubs avoiding perils while foraging for seafood in the Arctic wilderness. That said, few things are more adorable than brown bear cubs falling asleep next to their mother.

77 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Grande - Steeles, Yonge & Dundas 24 BELLE (Amma Asante) spins the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle, daughter of an 18th century British naval officer and an African slave, into a historical biopic that aspires to more complexity than its lavish costume-drama packaging will allow. Gugu Mbatha-Raw is a strong lead as a young woman brought up among gentry while forever kept at a remove from them; Tom Wilkinson is nicely stuffy as the uncle who’s raised her, and Sarah Gadon is terrific as his more privileged daughter. But while Misan Sagay’s script is rife with intriguing subtext, the text itself is a little simplistic, with stilted dialogue and broader-than-necessary supporting performances by Miranda Richardson and Tom Felton as Dido’s social-climbing antagonists. Those elements work against Asante’s goal of an accessible, mass-audience drama that shows how the story’s real issues of race and gender are still (sadly) entirely relevant today. 104 min. NNN (NW) Varsity

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(Jeremy Saulnier) is an allAmerican revenge story that explores the consequences of getting caught in the tit-for-tat algebra of retribution.

Macon Blair stars as Dwight, introduced as a scruffy itinerant living out of his beat-up blue car. Careful to parcel out information, Saulnier reveals that a criminal recently released from prison killed someone close to Dwight. When he returns to his Virginia hometown, his payback plan is instantly complicated when friends and family are dragged into an expanding network of murder and vengeance. 90 min. NNNN (John Semley) Carlton Cinema

BRICK MANSIONS (Camille Delamarre) is a remake of the 2004 French action film District B13, which introduced the aerodynamic David Belle, a founder of parkour.

Belle reprises his role: he ricochets through windows and rooftops, sustaining the impact of massive leaps and bouncing further as if the earth were his trampoline. The parkour theatrics make an exhilarating opening, but the movie soon comes to a screeching halt because it can’t seem to focus on the guy who does all the fun stuff. Instead, the late (and less agile) Paul Walker’s Damien, an undercover cop, gets Belle’s Lino to help him infiltrate a fortified ghetto and disarm a nuke. Amidst the derivative action, poor acting and Luc Besson’s atrocious screenplay lurks a heavy-handed class-conscious message.

When the movie takes a swing at gentrification, it dislocates a shoulder in the process. 90 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER ñCAPTAIN

(Anthony Russo, Joe Russo) is a super-powered riff on Three Days Of The Condor, with Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) branded an enemy of the people and forced to work with friends old (Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, Cobie Smulders’s Maria Hill) and new (Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson) to clear his name and save the world from a conspiracy that dates back to the Second World War. No, it won’t make any sense if you haven’t seen the first Captain America and The Avengers (at least). But it has a charismatic hero, inspired action choreography and Robert Redford. Also, it’s really funny.

Some subtitles. 136 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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This better-thanits-premisesounds comedy stars Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as new parents who move in next door to a frat house and butt heads with its leader (Zac Efron).

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Centring on a This absorbing doc novitiate nun whose aunt tells looks at the her she’s Jewish, enigmatic artist, who was a nanny, this complex Polish drama tackles compulsive hoarder and took themes of faith, hypocrisy and thousands of wartime brilliant accountability photographs yet with lots of never showed subtlety. them.

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Jonathan (Birth, Sexy Beast) Glazer’s sci-fi thriller/mystery stars Scarlett Johansson as an alien roaming the roads of Scotland looking for men to kill. It’ll definitely get under your skin.

tempt to launch the next Hunger Games, and the first to nakedly mimic that franchise with another post-apocalyptic tale of a young woman (Shailene Woodley) fighting to save her people from an elaborate political conspiracy. Problem is, it takes nearly two hours to get going, wasting all its time on dull-witted world-building and endless training sequences. 140 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Scotiabank Theatre

ñDOM HEMINGWAY

(Richard Shepard) features Jude Law in a ferocious, balls-out performance as the eponymous safecracker who’s released from prison after 12 years and goes looking for the money that’s owed him. The film’s filled

Andrew Garfield catches lots of baddies again in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

loof happened to acquire her negatives at auction, Maier’s raw, poetic street photography portrays a distinctive view of the everyday. Here the photographs are not just art but bread crumbs leading to an enigmatic personality. In interviews, some who (barely) knew her describe Maier as DRAFT DAY (Ivan Reitman) borrows its Mary Poppins-like while others report a plays from 2011’s Moneyball, an entire nastier side that includes physical abuse. movie built around the business of shapMaybe the biggest mystery of all is why ing a winning team. Kevin Costner stars as she took so many photos and then hid the fictional Cleveland Browns GM, who them from sight; since the negatives were approaches the NFL draft as the figurenever processed, even Maier never saw head of a desperate team. Moneyball took her own work. The consistently intriguing a novel approach by exploring numbers doc reveals facets of a woman who was and whittling baseball down to a matheccentric, abrasive, soulful and mentally ematical equation. Draft Day is much unhinged. Maier may still be an enigma, more old-fashioned, playing by the but the film does a remarkable job of denumbers. 110 min. NN (RS) veloping those riddles into a fascinating Carlton Cinema picture. 83 min. NNNN (RS) Kingsway Theatre, ReTHE FACE OF LOVE gent Theatre, TIFF Bell (Arie Posin) is an Lightbox absorbing, affecting tale EXPANDED REVIEWS of grief and love. Annowtoronto.com FOR NO GOOD REASON nette Bening and Ed Har(Charlie Paul) 90 min. ris are superb as a widow See interview and review, page 60. NNN who meets and falls in love with a man (NW) who looks freakishly like her dead husOpens May 16 at Canada Square band. 92 min. NNNN (GS) Canada Square FOXFIRE: CONFESSIONS OF A GIRL GANG (Laurent Cantet) 143 min. See review, FED UP (Stephanie Soechtig) is so intent page 60. NNN (Andrew Parker) on selling its thesis – that sugar is terrible Opens May 16 at TIFF Bell Lightbox for you, and it’s in everything – that it becomes hectoring and exhausting. The fact THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR: SATAN CAME TO that America’s heavily sugared processedEDEN (Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine) whisks food diet has produced to an epidemic of us back to the remote island of Floreana in morbidly obese children (prone to type 2 1930s, when a handful of European eccendiabetes, metabolic syndrome and other trics attempted to escape civilization. The ills) is certainly important, but anyone story, which climaxes with apparent who’s bought a ticket to this movie almurder, is captivating, but the execution ready knows processed foods are bad and suffers from an excessively leisurely pace, fresh foods are better. Director Soechtig over-used stills and mostly superfluous goes all in on simplistic messaging, cutesy interviews with the subjects’ descendants. animated graphs and repeated compari120 min. NNN (Jose Teodoro) sons of today’s sugar industry to the toKingsway Theatre bacco conglomerates that pushed back THE GERMAN DOCTOR (Lucía against scientific reality for decades. I Puenzo) is an appropriately creepy agree with everything Fed Up is saying, what-if drama about an encounter beand I still wanted to walk out. 92 min. NN tween a 12-year-old girl (Florencia Bado) (NW) and fugitive Nazi Josef Mengele (Àlex Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Varsity Brendemühl) in Patagonia circa 1960. The tone is less Ira Levin and more Thomas FINDING VIVIAN MAIER (John Harris; there’s no ticking clock or desperMaloof, Charlie Siskel) sifts through ate pursuit, but more of a sense of young some of the 100,000 photographs shot by Lilith’s growing awareness that something nanny and compulsive hoarder Vivian about the gentleman who’s taken up resiMaier to construct a compelling portrait dence in the modest hotel inherited by her of an artist who refused to be seen. Unparents is deeply wrong. Spanish actor known to the world until co-director Mawith bold colours, big, clear chapter titles and a couple of marvellously fun set pieces. The supporting actors don’t have much to do, but Law is feckin’ brilliant. 94 min. NNNN (GS) Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre

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Pavich) examines surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s proposed mid-70s adaptation of Dune, which was too big to succeed. With a cast that included Orson Welles, Mick Jagger and a Salvador Dali robot and a run time between 12 and 20 hours, it was too out-there for any Hollywood studio to drop $15 million on.

The hardest sell was the filmmaker himself. In this document of the conception and ultimate unravelling of Jodorowsky’s spiritual sci-fi epic, he describes his Dune as “the coming of a god.” He’s apparently very serious about this. And why shouldn’t he be? Pavich’s film is a testament to the power of motion pictures as metaphysical experience. Even if Jodorowsky’s movie never got made, his wide-eyed belief in the medium is refreshing in an age when cinema’s possibilities feel frustratingly limited. Even if we can’t see his Dune, we can still believe in it. 90 min. NNNN (John Semley) TIFF Bell Lightbox

Brendemühl is excellent at implying complex motivations for even the simplest of gestures, and writer/director Puenzo plays out the tension as long as she can, and no further. Like a finely rendered short story, The German Doctor forgoes jolts for a long, unpleasant shiver of understanding.

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(Gareth Edwards) 123 min. See review, page 58. NNNNN

(NW) Opens May 16 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Humber Cinemas, Queens­ way, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Wes Anderson) finds director/co-writer Anderson building a magnificent playhouse, populating it with actors he knows and trusts – among them Ralph Fiennes, Adrien Brody, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Jeff Goldblum and Edward Norton – and running riot. And when moments of ­genuine emotion pierce that perfectly constructed artifice, they hit as powerfully as ever. 100 min. NNNN (NW) Beach Cinemas, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Eglinton Town Centre, Humber ­Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

Heaven Is for Real (Randall Wallace) is a terrible movie and a cynical attempt to fleece Christian moviegoers out of their money. No one involved seems to believe in this horrendously hokey tale of a preacher (Greg Kinnear) dealing with his son’s post-appendicitis tale of seeing heaven. From the script and performances to the direction and cinematography, it’s a rare example of a film that gets nothing right. 99 min. N (Andrew Parker) 401 & Morningside, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, Yonge & Dundas 24 The Host (Andrew Niccol) demonstrates

that author Stephenie Meyer understands science fiction about as well as she did

Twilight’s vampires and werewolves, using an intriguing premise to set up a long, dull love triangle between an alien symbiote (Saoirse Ronan), her human body’s former boyfriend (Max Irons) and a hunky rival (Boyd Holbrook) who loves her for her soul. It’s awful. 125 min. N (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24

I Used to be Darker (Matthew Porter­

field) peruses the dynamics of a splintering family. A Baltimore couple, musicians both, undertake a painful separation exacerbated by professional resentments; their distraught daughter cuts ties with her mother; they receive an unexpected visit from a pregnant niece. The camera is unimposing, the performances naturalistic and warm, Porterfield’s sense of place authoritative and inviting. But I Used to Be Darker dissipates when it swerves into high drama. The absence of scoring signals an intention to avoid easy sentimentality, yet the frequent use of onscreen musical performance, replete with on-the-nose lyrics, has the unfortunate effect of overstating themes and emotions already ­implied. The finest moments are subtle, atmospheric, seemingly incidental, transporting us someplace familiar yet experienced anew, while the drama itself just feels familiar. 90 min. NNN (José Teodoro) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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novitiate nun and orphan Anna (Agata Trzebuchowska) as meets her aunt Wanda (Agata Kulesza) for the first time.

Anna’s real name is Ida and she is Jewish, her aunt tells her, so the two set out for the small town where Wanda believes Ida’s parents were killed, picking up a hitchhiking musician (Dawid Ogrodnik) who gives Anna her first taste of what can happen outside the nunnery walls. Anna is pure and unworldly, Wanda a hard-drinking, cynical Communist judge – and Pawlikowski’s cast the film accordingly, eliciting a luminously wide-eyed performance from first-timer Trzebuchowska and a world-weary turn from veteran Kulesza.

He’s shot in crisp black-and-white, and the Dogme-influenced soundtrack makes the most of every creaking convent door. It’s never clear why Wanda contacts the ­convent after nearly two decades, but the film tackles the complex issues of faith, hypocrisy and wartime accountability with nuance – and it’s drop-dead ­gorgeous. Subtitled. 80 min. NNNN (SGC)

Joe (David Gordon Green) takes place in a small Texas town where a troubled alcoholic (Nicolas Cage) who manages a ­deforestation crew reluctantly takes an abused young boy (Tye Sheridan) under his wing. Tensions build, boiling points are reached – you know the deal. Director Green’s time in Hollywood has calcified his storytelling sense. Joe has a plot to play out from A to B to C, and it does so in a rigidly schematic manner, with clear good guys and bad guys and innocent ­children to be rescued from the monsters.

It’s Sling Blade without the subtlety, or Mud (which also featured Sheridan as a resourceful teen bonding with a troubled man) without the texture. That said, Cage’s commitment to his role – and his insistence on playing it in a minor key – pulls things along admirably. 121 min.

NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life ñThe

(Malcolm Clarke) is 2014’s Oscar-winning documentary short about concert pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest Holocaust survivor at the time of the shoot, whose trauma inside the Theresienstadt concentration camp was eased by her commitment to her music.

She continued to play the piano while imprisoned; in fact, she was expected to. A strength of this doc is its study of this ­particular camp, located in what is now the Czech Republic, which housed many accomplished artists and was used as a propaganda tool by the Nazis, who frequently released films of inmates performing for officers to allay suspicions that Jews were being slaughtered. But Herz-Sommer is the centrepiece, seen playing Mozart and Beethoven not quite with the stellar precision of a young pianist but with passion – and by heart. Her testimonials to the power of music to ­sustain her throughout her life are gobsmackingly beautiful. 39 min. NNNN (SGC) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

Le Week-End (Roger Michell) is being mar-

keted as a frothy middle-aged romance, but it’s really a drama about an English couple (Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan) unhappily marking their 30th anniversary in Paris. It feels like a stage play that’s been awkwardly translated to the screen and certainly can’t compete with last year’s Before Midnight. 93 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Kingsway Theatre, Regent Theatre

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(Phil Lord, Chris­ topher Miller) is sweet, funny, preposterously complex and uniquely ridiculous. Kids will be thrilled by the non-stop activity and insane creative leaps, while grown-ups will also appreciate those leaps – especially one toward the end – and delight in how the voice actors are enjoying themselves as much as the audience. 100 min. NNNN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Steven Knight) is an intense character study unfolding more or

less in real time about a construction foreman (Tom Hardy) who puts his personal and professional lives at risk to make an impromptu drive from Birmingham to London. With nothing but Hardy stuck behind the wheel of a car talking to a speakerphone, writer-director Steven Knight has made a brooding consideration of the price of having a moral code. It’s amazing what a high-wire act that turns out to be.

Co-stars like Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) and Ruth Wilson (Luther) make considerable impressions given that they’re heard only as disembodied voices. Knight’s carefully calibrated script provides rock-solid motivations for Hardy’s character; you could quibble that the method by which that exposition is delivered is a bit gimmicky, but it doesn’t diminish what Knight and Hardy have achieved. This is a remarkable cinematic experiment. 85 min. NNNN (NW) Varsity

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(Ritesh Batra) is built around the fanciful conceit of a mistaken lunch delivery that paves the way for two strangers to exchange handwritten letters via their meals. Ila (Nimrat Kaur) prepares home-cooked lunches for her neglectful husband, which are sent through Mumbai’s dabbawalla delivery system to the wrong recipient, Mr. Fernandes (Irrfan Khan), a standoffish accountant who’s ready to hide away in retirement. A sense of their personal lives is conveyed by suggestion, like the scents of the ingredients in a satisfying dish. There’s romance, comedy and melodrama, but Batra deploys them gently, building a moving, sincere film around his characters. It’s an assured, affecting picture of loneliness and longing amidst modern Mumbai’s hustle and bustle. 105 min.

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(Craig ­ illespie) 124 min. See interview and G review, page 62.

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(Tom Berninger) is billed as a documentary about the National, but it’s really a study of brothers Matt (the band frontman) and Tom Berninger’s fractured relationship. It cleverly deconstructs their emotional ­dynamic, though you might have trouble believing director Tom did the deconstructing himself. 75 min. NNNN (NW) Kingsway Theatre

Moms’ Night Out (Andrew and Jon

E­ rwin) is a slapstick comedy about an overworked mother whose evening off turns into a zany, life-affirming adventure.

It could be something out of the Judd ­Apatow factory but is actually a Christian movie on the sly, sneaking in the faith ­before you catch on to the absence of f-bombs and lewd sexual innuendo. If you’re expecting The Hangover, this one comes with a virgin twist. The Christian agenda here is far more welcoming and less assaultive than previous attempts of its kind, but the movie has more practical problems than the gentle sermon buried between the lines. The ladies’ night starts off charmingly but soon disintegrates into an over-the-top, asinine search for a missing baby that’s full of strained, antic gags and uncommonly polite bikers and alcoholics, all of whom are God’s children, ­because that would be the point. I was sincerely hoping the whole package would work, but somewhere during the foolishness I lost faith. 99 min. NN (RS) Colossus, Eglinton Town Centre, Queens­ way, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(George Clooney) is a Second World War caper picture in which director/co-writer Clooney and a band of charming character

actors portray art experts roaming around Europe to retrieve sculptures and paintings seized by the Nazis from Jewish ­collectors. The earnest and clever script makes some very good points about the importance of art while telling an involving story about characters we come to adore. Some subtitles. 118 min. NNNN (NW) Mt Pleasant

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (Rob Minkoff) yanks the 2D, hand-drawn time-travelling cartoon from the 60s into the new era of 3D animation. The genius dog and his adopted son visit textbook figures like Marie Antoinette, King Tut and Leonardo Da Vinci while giving history a zany spin.

The father-son story is a strained framework for their lighthearted, rib-tickling episodic adventures, which retain the cartoons’ fun and humour. 92 min. NNN (RS) Kingsway Theatre Muppets Most Wanted (James Bobin) is

less a movie than an excuse for a series of Muppet Show sketches and celebrity cameos, and it lacks the heart Jason Segel brought to the previous picture. (It also lacks Segel himself, though his character’s Muppet brother, Walter, is still around.)

It’s still a pretty fun movie, it’s just not as enjoyable as the last one. 108 min. NNN (NW) Yonge & Dundas 24

ñNeighbors

(Nicholas Stoller) stars Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as new parents enmeshed in a prank war with the frat house that’s moved in next door. As he did in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek, director Stoller manages to interlace the escalating insanity with surprising emotional intelligence: Neighbors isn’t just about stolen airbags and über-keggers; it’s about the leads’ desperation to still identify as young and cool to Zac Efron’s alpha bro and his followers. Extra points for the amazing supporting cast, which includes such comedy MVPs as Ike Barinholtz, Carla Gallo, Hannibal Buress, Jason Mantzoukas and Lisa Kudrow. You never know where the next laugh will come from. 96 min. NNNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, 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, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

Night Train to Lisbon (Bille August) is a dreary Euro-pudding that wastes several very talented actors in two stories separated by four decades. Jeremy Irons has a few nice scenes with Martina Gedeck as an optometrist with whom his character becomes friendly, but that’s hardly a reason to endure the rest of it. 111 min. NN (NW) Kingsway Theatre

ñNoah

(Darren Aronofsky) has rock monsters, a villain, a barbarian army and all sorts of other stuff that wasn’t in the original text. But what director and cowriter Aronofsky has done, in a surprisingly textured and mature way, is acknowledge that the story is in fact only a story.

He plays it absolutely straight; even a hint of irony would bring the whole thing down in a heap. That’s why casting Russell Crowe as Noah makes sense; he’s immune to irony, and can’t help but engage fully with the role of a patriarch wrestling with concepts and responsibilities well beyond his pay grade. After the Flood, Aronofsky shuts out the spectacle to focus, intensely, on the people in the boat: Noah, his wife (Jennifer Connelly), their sons and a young woman (Emma Watson) who’s become part of their line, sitting in silence among sleeping beasts as the screams of the dying filter through the walls. At that point, Noah essentially becomes a taut survival drama; it could be taking place 6,000 years in the past or 6,000 years in the future. The point is that the story is

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(Jeremy Whelehan) 93 min. See review, page 58. NNN (NW) May 15, 7:30 pm, at Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Queensway, SilverCity Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24; opens May 16 at Yonge & Dundas 24

NYMPHOMANIAC: VOLUME I (Lars von

Trier) is the sometimes funny, profoundly misogynist story of Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg), who recounts her hypersexual adventures to Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård), who responds to every sordid tale with stunningly cerebral detachment. Von Trier’s considered a groundbreaking taboo-buster, but self-abnegating, oversexed women who go to the depths of degradation are a pornographic staple in old-news works like The Story Of O. Hohum. 117 min. NN (SGC) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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Trier) See Nymphomaniac: Volume I above. 120 min. NN (SGC) TIFF Bell Lightbox

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(Mike Flanagan) feels like a creative response to the diminishing returns of the Paranormal Activity series, with adult siblings (Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites) bent on scientifically proving that a centuries-old mirror is to blame for the deaths of their parents (Rory Cochrane, Katee Sackhoff) 11 years earlier. It’s cleverly written, and the actors are all much better than they need to be. 105 min. NNNN (NW) Coliseum Scarborough, Rainbow Promenade, Scotiabank Theatre

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(Mark Levinson) chronicles the buildup to the maiden operation of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider and the long-belated validation of the Higgs boson theory. This pop science doc is smart and commendably accessible, but works too hard to milk suspense from the scientists’ anticipation anxiety. 99 min.

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(Stephen Frears) is an odd but effective combination of investigative drama and buddy picture, as a devout, working-class woman (Judi Dench) and a privileged, cynical journalist (Steve Coogan, who also co-wrote and coproduced the film) find common ground in the search for the son she was forced to give up. 98 min. NNNN (NW) Mt Pleasant (David Lewis) 87 min. See review, page 62.

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THE QUIET ONES (John Pogue) is a big

mess of a movie. The plot involves a crazy university professor and three sexy students who pluck a haunted teen from an asylum to prove that ghosts are merely products of troubled minds. Obviously the tests go wrong – and so do most of the decisions made by the filmmakers.

Despite some strong performances, this hokey drivel is treated far too seriously to offer any fun. The story is needlessly confusing, the scares are clichéd, and there’s even some horrible CGI for good measure.

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THE RAID 2 (Gareth Huw Evans) expands

the graphic, visceral action of Evans’s breakout 2011 thriller into a more ambiONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (Jim Jartious riff on Infernal Affairs and The Demusch) is a tale of a vampire couple parted, with hero cop Rama (Iko Uwais) meeting up in decaying Detroit that has ordered to infiltrate an Indonesian crime the texture and vibe of every Velvet family to root out corrupt cops or someUnderground song ever recorded – but of thing. It doesn’t really matter; in no time course that’s also its central metaphor. at all Rama’s battling Adam (Tom Hiddleevery thug and assassin in ston) lives like a reJakarta in an epic series of cluse in a shabby EXPANDED REVIEWS battles. As before, Evans manse, making music nowtoronto.com builds an entire aesthetic he swears he’ll never around the hammer scene release; Eve (Tilda in Oldboy, with brutal pummellings paySwinton) is his fashion-plate partner, just ing off in gruesome comic punchlines. It’s back from Tangiers. They pick up deliveries all about the smashy-smashy, and on that of “the good stuff” and swan around in level it certainly delivers. But at two and a elegant decadence until Eve’s wild-child half hours, The Raid 2 proves as exhaustsister (Mia Wasikowska) gets in from L.A. ing an experience as its predecessor. It’s a and fucks up their perfect ennui. It doesn’t blunt instrument that just keeps pounding explode the vampire genre – I’m not even after everything’s turned to powder. sure it takes place within the genre. But Subtitled. 148 min. NNN (NW) it’s a deeply pleasurable film, with bonedry wit and languid pacing that recall the Scotiabank Theatre Jarmusch of Mystery Train and Dead Man. THE RAILWAY MAN (Jonathan Teplitzky) The entire cast is having a ball, and Adam’s tells the story of British Army officer Eric music is pretty good, too. 123 min. NNNN Lomax (Colin Firth), who was taken pris(NW) oner and tortured by the Japanese during Varsity WWII. The film begins years later, when THE OTHER WOMAN (Nick Cassavetes) is a the endearing yet damaged Eric meets the nurse (Nicole Kidman) who will become strained, phony, overlong comedy about his wife and oversee his recovery. Their an unlikely alliance between a clumsy romance lasts some minutes; thereafter housewife (Leslie Mann), the slick lawyer we’re treated to fumblingly structured her husband’s been romancing (Cameron flashbacks and Eric’s present-tense jourDiaz) and a second mistress (Kate Upton). ney east to confront – and eventually This ostensibly adorable threesome gradbefriend – his chief torturer, a fascinating ually exact their revenge on the ostensibly development barely explored. Firth is beirresistible sociopath (Nikolaj Costertrayed by his character’s paucity of depth, Waldau) who seduced and deceived them. and it’s baffling that Kidman would want 109 min. N (José Teodoro) to portray a strictly utilitarian character, 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlthe tormented hero’s helpmeet, like Ingrid ton Cinema, Cineplex Cinemas Empress Bergman in Spellbound but without any Walk, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum personality. A stiflingly solemn, disScarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, appointing dramatization of an extraEglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, ordinary story. 108 min. NN (José Teodoro) Humber Cinemas, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, RainCanada Square, Carlton Cinema, Cineplex bow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCinemas Empress Walk, Eglinton Town City Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity, Centre, Yonge & Dundas 24

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RIO 2 (Carlos Saldanha) looks like a tropical fruit smoothie that won’t stop spinning in the blender. The 3D animated sequel about a pack of blue macaws dancing their way from Rio de Janeiro to the Amazon jungle presents a relentless rush of bright colours impeccably choreographed to samba, R&B and show tunes.

But the busy plot and characters are lost amidst the flash. 101 min. NN (RS) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, 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, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 SHEKINAH: THE INTIMATE LIFE OF HASIDIC WOMEN (Abbey Jack Neidik) 70 min. See review, page 62. NNN (SGC) Opens May 16 at Carlton Cinema

SHORT PEACE (Hiroaki Ando, Hajime Katoki, Shuhei Morita, Katsuhiro Ohtomo) is an anime anthology featuring work by four emerging directors. 68 min.

May 17 , 12:55 pm, at Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Queensway, SilverCity Fairview, Yonge & Dundas 24 STAGE FRIGHT (Jerome Sable) is Meatballs

meets Glee meets Phantom Of The Paradise. Ten years after a Broadway diva (Minnie Driver) is butchered on the opening night of The Haunting Of The Opera (get it?), her twin kids (Allie MacDonald and Douglas Smith) are working as cooks at a musical theatre summer camp, where weird things begin happening around a remount of Haunting. Director Sable throws in allusions to everything from Hellraiser to Carrie, and the camp setting (filmed in Parry Sound and North Bay) gives the exterior shots authenticity. The opening third rambles, the tone occasionally feels icky – those prepubescent campers aren’t gonna die, are they? – and there’s some problems with lip-synching and looping of songs. But the tunes (cowritten with Eli Batalion, who’s got a cute cameo) are clever, the final reel is filled with lots of gruesome, unpredictable fun, and the killer’s screeching theatre-related bons mots are to die for. 102 min. NNN (GS) Carlton Cinema

TEENAGE (Matt Wolf) charts the develop-

ment of the teenager, a 20th-century invention that changed adolescents from exploited factory workers to a lucrative though still exploited demographic of consumers. Using archival footage from life and pop culture along with sly recreations,

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director Wolf draws parallels between the flappers and the jitterbugs, the Boy Scouts and the Hitler Youth. Instead of spelling out a convincing argument, the films opts for a mixtape of history, where images both idyllic and turbulent dance to a funky soundtrack. While the collage often feels repetitive, it pays lyrical and intoxicating tribute to the spirit of the teenager – at once assertive and vulnerable, confused and confusing, supposedly unique yet always steering toward the flock. 78 min.

NNN (RS) Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

THAT BURNING FEELING (Jason James) is a

pleasantly odd little comedy about a hotshot Vancouver developer (Paulo Costanzo) who’s forced to look up his past sexual partners – and re-evaluate his life choices – when he’s diagnosed with gonorrhea. It doesn’t break any new ground for its genre, but Costanzo is an appealing lead, Scott Pilgrim’s Ingrid Haas puts some nice layering into the well-meaning but conflicted role of Costanzo’s do-gooder love interest, and John Cho and Tyler Labine have fun with their goofy supporting roles. 95 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema

300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (Noam Murro) has all the posturing, preening and startstop carnage of the first movie, but this time the action sequences are straight out of video game narratives. The resulting spastic Athenian boogaloo is like watching someone play an Xbox war game while constantly shouting “Did you see that awesome hit, bro?” 102 min. N (NW) Scotiabank Theatre TRAILER PARK BOYS: DON’T LEGALIZE IT

(Mike Clattenburg) plays very much like the boys’ cult TV series, with the same loose mock-doc style and plot lines involving selling stolen urine for drug tests and attempting to prevent the legalization of marijuana because it would cut into Ricky, Julian and Bubbles’s homegrown businesses. Thankfully, the new movie feels more like a celebration than a retread.

There’s an undeniable sweetness to the gang’s relationships, a refreshingly un-Canadian brashness to their humour, which leaves an oft-overlooked darker sour aftertaste. It’s what made the Trailer Park Boys an unexpected hit in the first place that somehow continues to resonate over a decade later. 95 min. NNN (Phil Brown) Carlton Cinema

TRANSCENDENCE (Wally Pfister) has a

premise that could be the stuff of grand sci-fi inquiry or the latest iteration of The

Lawnmower Man, so it’s a little frustrating to see it settle for the middle ground of a ticking-clock thriller in which scientists debate the ethics of interfacing consciousness with computers and Johnny Depp’s digitized face makes grand statements about upgrading humanity after his assassinated visionary, Will Caster, is uploaded to a supercomputer. Pfister’s directorial debut cross-pollinates everything from Colossus: The Forbin Project to Demon Seed, with maybe a little of James Cameron and Edgar Wright’s post-punk sensibility in there, too. But it doesn’t quite capture the doomed love at the heart of the story: Will’s widow (Rebecca Hall) repeatedly avoids the question of whether that really is her husband who’s taken up residence on her iPad. 117 min.

NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

ñUNDER THE SKIN

(Jonathan Glazer) will indeed get under your skin. It’ll also provoke lots of discussion and, likely, disagreements. Scarlett Johansson plays a beautiful alien who drives a white van around the grey, drab roads of Scotland to pick up single men and mysteriously dispense with them. While this sounds like some sci-fi thriller – Species 4! – it’s anything but. Loosely based on Michel Faber’s novel, it deals with big themes like alienation, charity and – hell, why not? – the human condition. One remarkable sequence manages to look at Glasgow’s citizens as if through the eyes of someone not quite human. The harsh, rugged landscape helps immensely, as does Johansson’s restrained performance and Mica Levi’s hypnotic, disturbing score, which will bore its way into your subconscious. This one will haunt you. 108 min. NNNNN (GS) Varsity

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (Martin

Scorsese) is another sprawling look at the 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 plays the story as a cartoon, rushing alongside Belfort through the increasingly Dionysian universe he creates around himself, but three hours of spectacular excess proves exhausting. 180 min. NN (NW) Kingsway Theatre

ñYOUNG & BEAUTIFUL NNNN

(François Ozon) 95 min. See interview and review, page 63.

(SGC) Opens May 16 at Varsity

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4:00, 7:00, 9:15 THE OTHER WOMAN Thu 4:10 RIO 2 (G) Sat-Tue 12:45, 3:00

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DOM HEMINGWAY (14A) Thu 1:45, 7:00 Fri-Wed 4:00, 10:30 FINDING VIVIAN MAIER (PG) Thu 1:45, 8:35 Fri-Wed 2:10, 7:30 THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR: SATAN CAME TO EDEN (G) Thu 3:00 Fri-Wed 5:25 IDA (PG) Fri-Wed 2:30, 7:30 LE WEEK-END (14A) Thu 12:10, 7:00 Fri-Wed 3:45, 8:55 MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS (G) Thu 10:05 Fri-Wed 9:00 MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (G) Thu 12:10, 3:30 Fri-Wed 12:45 NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON (14A) Thu 5:15 Fri-Wed 5:40 PARTICLE FEVER Thu 5:10 Fri-Wed 12:20 THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A) Thu 8:35

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 3D (PG) Thu 12:35, 1:00, 2:45, 3:00, 4:00, 4:40, 7:10, 8:00, 10:30 Fri 12:25, 2:45, 3:40, 6:15, 7:00, 10:00, 10:20 Sat-Sun 12:10, 2:45, 3:40, 6:15, 7:00, 10:00, 10:20 Mon 12:40, 3:00, 4:10, 6:45, 7:20, 10:15, 10:35 Tue 12:40, 2:45, 4:10, 6:45, 7:20, 10:15, 10:35 Wed 12:50, 2:45, 4:10, 6:45, 7:20, 10:15, 10:35 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG) Thu 1:40, 3:45, 5:00, 5:20, 7:30, 8:15, 8:45 Fri 2:50, 6:20, 9:40 Sat 11:20, 2:50, 6:20, 9:40 Sun 11:45, 2:50, 6:20, 9:40 Mon 11:50, 3:20, 6:30, 9:45 Tue-Wed 3:00, 6:30, 9:45 AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (G) Sun 12:55 Wed 7:00 BRICK MANSIONS (PG) Thu 1:10, 3:45, 10:10 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (PG) Thu, Wed 12:40 Fri, Sun 1:00 Mon 12:20 Tue 12:30 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER 3D (PG) Thu 3:40, 7:00, 10:05 Fri-Sun 4:20, 7:40, 10:45 Mon 3:30, 6:40, 9:55 Tue 3:25, 6:40, 9:55 Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:55 GODZILLA (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10 Mon 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Tue 12:50, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 3:45, 6:50, 9:50 GODZILLA 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri 12:30, 1:50, 3:15, 3:30, 4:15, 4:50, 6:30, 7:30, 7:50, 9:30, 9:45, 10:45, 10:50 Sat 11:00, 12:30, 1:00, 1:50, 3:15, 3:30, 4:15, 4:50, 6:30, 7:30, 7:50, 9:30, 9:45, 10:45, 10:50 Sun 12:30, 1:00, 1:50, 3:15, 3:30, 4:15, 4:50, 6:30, 7:30, 7:50, 9:30, 9:45, 10:45, 10:50 Mon 12:10, 12:45, 1:30, 2:30, 3:10, 4:00, 4:30, 6:10, 6:30, 7:30, 8:00, 9:10, 9:45, 10:30 Tue-Wed 1:30, 3:10, 3:15, 4:30, 4:45, 6:10, 6:30, 7:30, 8:00, 9:10, 9:45, 10:30 THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (14A) Thu 12:45, 3:30, 6:10, 9:00 Fri 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:05 Sat 11:50, 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:05 Sun 12:05, 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:05 Mon-Wed 1:20, 3:55, 6:25, 9:00 HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30 FriSun 1:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9:20 Mon 11:45, 2:20, 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 Tue-Wed 2:20, 5:00, 7:45, 10:15 LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (G) Thu 1:25 Fri-Sat 1:40, 4:15 Sun 4:15 Mon 1:10, 3:40 Tue 1:10, 3:35 Wed 2:00, 4:40 LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN 3D (G) Thu 4:10, 6:45 MILLION DOLLAR ARM (PG) Thu 7:00 Fri 1:30, 3:45, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:15, 10:30 Sat 11:55, 12:30, 1:00, 3:45, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:15, 10:30 Sun 12:30, 1:30, 3:45, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:15, 10:30 Mon 12:20, 1:00, 3:30, 4:00, 6:45, 7:00, 10:05, 10:15 Tue 1:00, 3:00, 4:00, 6:15, 7:00, 9:30, 10:05 Wed 3:00, 4:00, 6:15, 7:00, 9:30, 10:10 MOMS’ NIGHT OUT (PG) Thu 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Fri 12:35, 3:00, 5:30, 8:05, 10:35 Sat 3:00, 5:30, 8:05, 10:35 Sun 1:40, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05, 10:35 Mon 11:35, 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 10:00 Tue 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 10:00 Wed 1:50, 4:15, 7:15, 9:35 NEIGHBORS (18A) Thu 12:30, 1:30, 3:35, 4:15, 4:25, 6:30, 6:35, 7:15, 9:10, 9:20, 9:50 Fri 12:40, 2:10, 3:10, 4:40, 5:30, 5:45, 7:20, 8:15, 8:20, 9:55, 10:55, 11:00 Sat 11:40, 12:40, 2:10, 2:30, 3:10, 4:40, 5:30, 5:45, 7:20, 8:15, 8:20, 9:55, 10:55, 11:00 Sun 11:50, 12:40, 2:10, 2:30, 3:15, 4:40, 5:30, 5:45, 7:20, 8:15, 8:20, 9:55, 10:55, 11:00 Mon 12:00, 1:30, 1:40, 2:40, 4:20, 4:30, 5:20, 7:10, 7:15, 8:00, 9:40, 10:00, 10:35 Tue-Wed 1:40, 2:40, 4:15, 4:20, 5:20, 7:10, 7:15, 8:00, 9:40, 10:00, 10:35 continued on page 68 œ

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

300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE 3D (18A) Thu 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15 Fri-Sun 1:00, 2:00, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15 Mon-Tue 1:00, 1:40, 4:20, 6:40, 9:00 Wed 1:00, 4:20, 6:40, 9:10 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 3D (PG) Thu 12:45, 2:10, 3:00, 4:00, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30 Fri-Sun 2:50,

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Noah (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:50, 10:20 Fri-Sun 6:40, 9:45 Mon-Tue 6:20, 9:30 Wed 10:00 Now: In the Wings on a World Stage (14A) Thu 7:30 The Other Woman Thu 1:45, 2:45, 4:35, 6:15, 7:30, 9:45, 10:25 Fri 12:20, 2:20, 5:10, 8:00, 10:40 Sat 11:30, 2:20, 5:10, 8:00, 10:40 Sun 11:45, 2:20, 5:10, 8:00, 10:35 Mon 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Tue-Wed 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Rio 2 (G) Thu 12:50 Fri 2:40 Sat 11:10 Sun 12:00 Mon 11:40 Tue-Wed 2:30 Rio 2 3D (G) Thu 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Fri 5:20, 8:10, 10:40 Sat 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 8:10, 10:40 Sun 2:40, 5:20, 8:10, 10:40 Mon 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 Tue-Wed 5:10, 7:50, 10:20 Short Peace (PG) Sat 12:55 Transcendence (PG) Thu 9:15

Rainbow Woodbine (I)

Woodbine Centre, 500 Rexdale Blvd, 416-213-1998 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:35 Fri-Wed 6:30, 9:25 Godzilla (PG) Thu 7:00, 9:35 Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:45, 6:45, 9:35 Heaven Is for Real (PG) Thu 1:05 3:55 6:55 9:45 Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:55, 6:35, 9:15 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (G) Thu 1:20, 4:15, 7:05 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Neighbors (18A) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 The Other Woman Thu 1:10, 4:05, 6:50, 9:25 Fri-Wed 6:55, 9:20 The Quiet Ones (14A) Thu 9:20 Rio 2 (G) Thu 1:15, 3:50, 6:45, 9:15 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:05

East End Beach Cinemas (AA) 1651 Queen St E, 416-699-1327

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG) Thu 7:15, 10:30 Fri-Mon 3:45, 7:00, 10:20 Tue-Wed 7:00, 10:20 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) Sat-Mon 12:30 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG) Fri 3:15, 6:30, 9:30 Sat-Mon 12:15, 3:15, 6:30, 9:30 Tue-Wed 6:30, 9:30 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (PG) Thu 6:45, 9:45 Godzilla 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Sat-Mon 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Tue-Wed 7:30, 10:30 The Grand Budapest Hotel (14A) Thu 10:10 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Fri 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 Sat-Mon 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 Tue-Wed 6:45, 9:45 Neighbors (18A) Thu 7:45, 10:20 Fri 4:15, 7:45, 10:10 SatMon 1:15, 4:15, 7:45, 10:10 Tue-Wed 7:45, 10:10 The Other Woman Thu 6:30, 9:15 Fri-Wed 10:00 Rio 2 (G) Thu 7:30 Fri 4:45, 7:15 Sat-Mon 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 Tue-Wed 7:15

North York Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk (CE) 5095 Yonge St., 416-847-0087

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG) Thu 3:20, 4:00, 6:45, 10:05 Fri-Sun 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Mon-Tue 3:50, 7:10, 10:20 Wed 3:50, 7:10, 10:15 The Amazing Spider-Man 2: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 3:45 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) Thu 6:10, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:30 Mon 12:35 Fed Up (G) Fri 3:30, 6:40, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:55, 3:30, 6:40, 9:30 Mon 12:55, 3:35, 6:40, 9:40 Tue-Wed 3:35, 6:40, 9:40 The German Doctor (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:40, 9:10 Fri 4:10, 6:30, 9:10 Sat-Sun 12:40, 4:10, 6:30, 9:10 Mon 12:40, 4:10, 6:35, 9:10 Tue-Wed 4:10, 6:35, 9:10 Godzilla (PG) Fri 3:55, 6:50, 9:50 Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:50 Mon 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Godzilla 3D (PG) Thu 7:15, 10:20 Fri 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Sat 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:20 Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Mon 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Tue-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Godzilla: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:15 Fri 4:50, 7:50, 10:50 Sat 2:00, 4:55, 7:50, 10:50 Sun 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:50 Mon 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Tue 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Wed 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 The Grand Budapest Hotel (14A) Thu 4:20, 6:50, 9:50 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return 3D (G) Thu 3:50, 6:20, 9:00 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Fri 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Mon 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50 TueWed 3:45, 6:50, 9:50 Neighbors (18A) Thu 5:00, 7:30, 10:10 Fri 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Sat-Sun 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Mon 2:25, 5:00, 7:40, 10:10 Tue-Wed 5:00, 7:40, 10:10 Now: In the Wings on a World Stage (14A) Thu 7:30 The Other Woman Thu 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 Fri 4:40, 7:30, 10:40 Sat 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:40 Sun 1:40, 4:40, 7:30,

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10:40 Mon 1:50, 4:40, 7:20, 10:25 Tue 4:40, 7:20, 10:25 Wed 4:40, 7:20, 10:05 The Railway Man (14A) Thu 4:10, 9:40 Fri, Tue-Wed 3:40, 6:45, 9:20 Sat-Mon 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 9:20

SilverCity Fairview (CE)

Fairview Mall, 1800 Sheppard Ave E, 416-644-7746 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG) Thu 1:00, 2:00, 3:20, 4:00, 5:15, 6:30, 8:30, 10:00 Fri-Mon 12:45, 3:50, 7:10, 10:20 Tue-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 7:05, 10:10 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) Thu 3:00, 6:05, 9:15 Fri, Sun 3:15, 6:30, 9:45 Sat 1:40, 4:55, 8:00 Mon 12:05, 3:15, 6:30, 9:45 Tue 3:15, 6:30, 9:40 Wed 3:15, 9:40 An American in Paris (G) Sun 12:55 Wed 7:00 Brick Mansions (PG) Thu 9:00 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG) Thu 1:15 Fri, Mon-Wed 12:50 Sun 12:55 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (PG) Thu 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Mon 3:45, 6:50, 9:55 Tue-Wed 3:45, 6:50, 9:50 Godzilla (PG) Fri-Tue 1:00, 4:00 Wed 4:00 Godzilla 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri 1:30, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 Sat 11:05, 1:50, 4:45, 7:00, 7:40, 10:00, 10:30 Sun-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:00, 7:15, 10:00, 10:15 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (G) Thu 1:45 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return 3D (G) Thu 4:05, 6:30 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Sun-Mon 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 Tue 1:20, 4:10, 7:20, 10:05 Wed 4:10, 7:20, 10:05 Neighbors (18A) Thu 2:45, 5:10, 7:45, 10:05 Fri 2:30, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15 Sat 12:00, 2:45, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15 Sun-Mon 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10 Tue-Wed 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55 The Other Woman Thu 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:55 Fri 2:15, 5:00, 7:40, 10:25 Sat 11:50, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:25 SunMon 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:40, 10:25 Tue-Wed 1:10, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45 Rio 2 (G) Thu 1:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45 Fri, Mon-Wed 12:55 Sat 11:15 Sun 12:50 Rio 2 3D (G) Fri, Sun-Wed 3:30, 6:45, 9:15 Sat 1:45, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15 Short Peace (PG) Sat 12:55

SilverCity Yorkdale (CE) 3401 Dufferin St, 416-787-2052

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:15, 4:00, 7:15, 10:30 Fri-Sun 12:50, 4:10, 7:30, 10:50 Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:55, 7:10, 10:30 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) Thu 1:30, 2:50, 4:50, 6:10, 8:10, 9:30 Fri, Sun 2:00, 6:50, 10:10 Sat 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10 Mon-Wed 2:30, 6:30, 9:50 Brick Mansions (PG) Thu 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 FriWed 9:25 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG) Thu 12:45 Fri, Sun 12:30 Sat 12:25 Mon-Wed 12:55 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (PG) Thu 3:55, 7:05, 10:20 Fri, Sun 3:40, 6:55, 10:05 Sat 3:35, 6:55, 10:05 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:10, 10:20 Godzilla (PG) Fri 12:50, 3:10, 3:50, 6:10, 6:50, 9:10 Sat 11:15, 2:10, 5:05, 8:00, 11:00 Sun 3:10, 6:10, 9:10 Mon-Wed 2:40, 6:10, 9:10 Godzilla 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:15 Fri 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:50, 10:30 Sat 11:15, 1:20, 2:10, 4:20, 5:05, 7:20, 8:00, 10:15, 11:00 Sun-Wed 12:50, 1:30, 3:50, 4:30, 6:50, 7:30, 9:50, 10:30 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (G) Thu 1:10 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return 3D (G) Thu 3:40, 7:00 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 7:25, 10:30 Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Neighbors (18A) Thu, Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:25 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:00, 5:35, 8:10, 10:45 The Other Woman Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Fri-Sun 2:15, 5:00, 7:50, 10:40 Mon-Wed 1:45, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Rio 2 (G) Thu, Mon-Wed 1:00 Fri-Sun 12:45 Rio 2 3D (G) 3:45, 6:45 Thu 9:20 Transcendence (PG) Thu 9:40

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG) Thu 5:00, 8:10 FriSun, Tue 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Mon 3:40, 6:50, 10:00 Wed 5:05, 8:10 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) Thu 5:20, 7:30 Sat-Sun 12:40 Mon 12:30 Bears (G) Thu 6:15 Brick Mansions (PG) Thu 5:10, 8:25 Fri, Tue 5:40, 8:10, 10:25 Sat 3:15, 5:40, 8:10, 10:25 Sun 12:35, 5:40, 8:10, 10:25 Mon 12:40, 5:40, 7:50, 10:00 Wed 5:50, 8:25 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG) Sat-Sun 12:30 Mon 12:25 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (PG) Thu, Wed 5:25, 8:20 Fri, Tue 4:05, 6:55, 10:00 Sat-Sun 3:40, 6:55, 10:00 Mon 3:30, 6:55, 9:55 Godzilla (PG) Fri, Tue 4:00 Sat 11:10, 12:50, 3:50 Sun 12:50, 2:50, 3:50 Mon 12:50, 3:00, 3:50 Wed 5:00, 7:45 Godzilla 3D (PG) Thu 8:00 Fri, Tue 4:30, 6:45, 7:30, 9:35, 10:20 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 6:45, 7:30, 9:35, 10:20 Mon 1:30, 4:20, 6:40, 7:10, 9:30, 10:00 Wed 5:30, 8:15 Heaven Is for Real (PG) Thu 5:30, 7:55 Fri, Tue 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Sat-Sun 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Mon 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:35, 9:55 Wed 5:40, 8:05 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (G) Fri, Tue 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 Sat 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 Sun 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 Mon 12:15, 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:35 Wed 5:15, 7:35 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return 3D (G) Thu 5:05, 7:25 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Fri, Tue 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Sat 11:30, 1:15, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Sun-Mon 1:15, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 Wed 5:10, 8:00

Neighbors (18A) Thu 5:40, 8:00 Fri, Tue 5:25, 8:05, 10:30 Sat-Sun 12:20, 3:00, 5:25, 8:05, 10:30 Mon 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 Wed 6:00, 8:25 The Other Woman Thu 5:15, 7:50 Fri, Tue 4:40, 7:55, 10:30 Sat-Sun 2:00, 4:40, 7:55, 10:30 Mon 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Wed 5:20, 7:50 The Quiet Ones (14A) Thu 8:25 Rio 2 (G) Sat-Sun 2:35 Mon 2:15 Rio 2 3D (G) Thu, Wed 5:00, 7:40 Fri-Sun, Tue 5:00, 7:45, 10:10 Mon 5:00, 7:25, 9:50

Coliseum Scarborough (CE) Scarborough Town Centre, 416-290-5217

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG) Thu 12:10, 1:10, 3:20, 3:30, 5:05, 6:35, 9:00, 10:05 Fri-Tue 12:45, 4:00, 7:20, 10:40 Wed 12:25, 3:45, 7:05, 10:25 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) Thu 2:45, 6:15, 7:05, 9:35 Fri, Sun-Tue 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Sat 11:55, 3:20, 6:40, 10:00 Wed 2:45, 6:15, 9:35 Brick Mansions (PG) Thu 3:05, 5:30, 8:05, 10:35 Fri, Sun-Tue 12:20, 3:05, 5:40, 8:05, 10:35 Sat 3:05, 5:40, 8:05, 10:35 Wed 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG) Thu 12:20 Fri-Wed 1:00 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (PG) Thu 3:35 Fri-Wed 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 Divergent (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:45, 10:20 Fri, Sun-Tue 11:55, 3:10, 6:30, 9:45 Sat 3:10, 6:30, 9:45 Wed 12:35, 3:45, 7:00, 10:20 Godzilla (PG) Fri, Sun-Tue 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15 Sat 11:45, 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15 Wed 12:30, 3:25, 6:25, 9:25 Godzilla 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:10 Fri, Sun-Mon 12:50, 1:50, 3:50, 4:50, 6:50, 7:50, 9:50, 10:50 Sat 11:15, 12:50, 2:10, 3:50, 5:05, 6:50, 8:00, 9:50, 11:00 Tue-Wed 12:50, 1:30, 3:50, 4:30, 6:50, 7:30, 9:50, 10:30 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:15 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Sat 11:05, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Neighbors (18A) Thu 2:55, 5:25, 7:55, 10:25 Fri, Sun-Tue 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Sat 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:45 Wed 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:00 Now: In the Wings on a World Stage (14A) Thu 7:30 Oculus (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:50, 9:50 The Other Woman Thu 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Fri-Tue 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Wed 1:20, 4:00, 6:55, 10:05 Rio 2 (G) Thu, Sat 1:20 Fri, Sun-Wed 1:10 Rio 2 3D (G) Thu 4:05 6:45 9:30 Fri-Wed 3:55, 6:45, 9:30 Short Peace (PG) Sat 12:55 Transcendence (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 6:55, 9:55

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG) Thu 3:30, 5:05, 8:30 Fri, Sun-Mon 12:55, 4:10, 7:25, 10:45 Sat 12:55, 4:10, 7:30, 10:50 Tue 4:10, 7:25, 10:45 Wed 3:40, 6:55, 10:15 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) Thu 2:50, 4:00, 6:25, 7:15, 9:45, 10:30 Fri 3:25, 6:45, 10:00 Sat 3:25, 6:45, 10:10 Sun-Mon 12:10, 3:25, 6:45, 10:00 Tue-Wed 6:40, 9:55 An American in Paris (G) Sun 12:55 Wed 7:00 Brick Mansions (PG) Thu 2:15, 4:40 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG) Fri 12:45 Sat 1:35 Sun 12:20 Mon 12:35 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:50, 9:55 Fri 3:55, 7:05, 10:10 Sat 4:40, 7:50, 11:00 Sun 3:30, 6:35, 9:45 Mon 3:40, 6:45, 9:55 Tue-Wed 4:05, 7:10, 10:20 Godzilla (PG) Fri-Mon 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Tue 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Godzilla 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri, Sun-Mon 12:50, 1:50, 3:50, 4:50, 6:50, 7:50, 9:50, 10:50 Sat 11:15, 12:50, 2:10, 3:50, 5:05, 6:50, 8:00, 9:50, 11:00 Tue-Wed 4:30, 5:30, 7:30, 8:30, 10:30 The Grand Budapest Hotel (14A) Thu 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 Fri-Mon 1:30, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 Tue-Wed 4:05, 6:35, 9:10 Heaven Is for Real (PG) Thu 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:10 Fri 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Sat 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Sun 12:00, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:10 Mon 11:55, 2:25, 5:05, 7:35, 10:10 Tue 5:05, 7:35, 10:10 Wed 4:55, 7:25, 10:05 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (G) Thu 2:30 Fri, Sun 1:55, 4:25, 6:55, 9:20 Sat 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55 Mon 1:55, 4:25, 7:00, 9:25 Tue 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 Wed 4:35, 9:35 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return 3D (G) Thu 5:10, 7:40, 10:05 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Thu 7:10, 10:05 Fri, Sun-Mon 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Sat 11:10, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Tue 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Wed 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Moms’ Night Out (PG) Thu 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Fri 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:30 Sat 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:25 Sun-Mon 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:30 Tue 5:15, 7:45, 10:25 Wed 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Neighbors (18A) Thu 2:20, 4:50, 5:30, 7:20, 8:00, 9:50, 10:25 Fri 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:35, 8:20, 10:05, 10:55 Sat 12:00, 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:35, 8:15, 10:05, 10:55 Sun 12:05, 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:30, 8:20, 10:05, 10:55 Mon 12:00, 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:30, 8:20, 10:05, 10:55 Tue 5:00, 5:45, 7:35, 8:15, 10:05, 10:45 Wed 4:45, 5:25, 7:15, 7:55, 9:45, 10:25 The Other Woman Thu 2:05, 4:45, 7:35, 10:20 Fri 2:35, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Sat 11:50, 2:35, 5:20, 8:05, 10:45 Sun 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:40 Mon 11:50, 2:35, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Tue 5:20, 8:00, 10:40 Wed 4:20, 6:50, 9:50 The Railway Man (14A) Thu 4:10, 6:55, 9:40 Fri 2:05, 7:40 Sat 2:10, 7:40 Sun, Tue-Wed 7:40 Mon 2:00, 7:40 Rio 2 (G) Thu 2:25 Fri 2:00 Sat 11:25, 2:00 Sun 2:20 Mon 11:45, 2:20 Rio 2 3D (G) Thu 5:00, 7:35, 10:10 Fri-Sat 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Sun-Mon 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 Tue 4:20, 6:55, 9:30 Wed 4:10, 6:55, 9:30 Transcendence (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:45, 9:45 Fri, Sun-Mon 4:45, 10:35 Sat, Wed 4:50, 10:30 Tue 4:50, 10:35

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110 Courtney Park E at Hurontario, 416-335-5323 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG) Thu 2:45, 3:10, 3:40, 5:50, 6:20, 9:00, 9:30 Fri-Sat 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:45 Sun-Wed 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 The Amazing Spider-Man 2: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:15 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) Thu 2:10, 7:10, 10:30 Fri 3:10, 6:20, 9:45 Sat 12:00, 3:10, 6:20, 9:45 Sun-Mon 12:00, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30 Tue-Wed 3:10, 6:20, 9:30 Brick Mansions (PG) Thu 2:30, 4:45 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 9:15 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:00, 6:55, 10:10 Sun-Wed 1:10, 4:00, 6:55, 9:55 Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar (PG) Thu 3:55, 7:05, 10:05 Godzilla (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 3:45 Godzilla 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:00, 9:30, 10:00 Sun-Wed 1:30, 4:15, 6:30, 7:00, 9:15, 9:45 Godzilla: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 8:00, 10:45 Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:30 Sun-Wed 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 Heaven Is for Real (PG) Thu 2:40, 5:05, 10:35 Fri 1:05, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 10:05 Sat 12:10, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 10:05 Sun-Mon 12:10, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 Tue-Wed 1:05, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:50 Jatt James Bond (PG) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:30, 10:25 Fri 3:20, 6:25, 9:50 Sat 12:15, 3:20, 6:25, 9:50 Sun-Mon 12:15, 3:20, 6:25, 9:35 Tue-Wed 3:20, 6:25, 9:35 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (G) Thu 1:35, 2:30 Fri-Wed 2:10 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return 3D (G) Thu 4:50, 7:15, 9:35 Fri-Sat 4:30, 6:50, 9:25 Sun-Wed 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Thu 7:00, 9:50 Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 10:15 Sun-Wed 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 Neighbors (18A) Thu 1:00, 2:15, 3:15, 4:35, 5:35, 6:55, 7:55, 9:15, 10:15 Fri 1:05, 2:15, 3:25, 4:35, 5:45, 7:05, 8:05, 9:40, 10:40 Sat 12:05, 1:05, 2:15, 3:25, 4:35, 5:45, 7:05, 8:05, 9:40, 10:40 Sun-Mon 12:05, 1:05, 2:15, 3:25, 4:35, 5:45, 7:05, 8:05, 9:25, 10:25 Tue 1:05, 2:15, 3:25, 4:35, 5:45, 7:05, 8:05, 9:25, 10:25 Wed 1:05, 3:25, 4:35, 5:45, 7:05, 8:05, 9:25, 10:25 Noah (14A) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:10 Fri-Sat 3:30, 6:35, 9:55 Sun-Mon 12:25, 3:30, 6:35, 9:40 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:35, 9:40 Now: In the Wings on a World Stage (14A) Thu 7:30 The Other Woman Thu 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:45 Fri 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:35 Sat 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:35 Sun-Mon 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Tue 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Wed 5:10, 7:45, 10:20

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 3D (PG) Thu 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 6:45, 7:30, 9:00, 9:55, 10:30 Fri-Mon 12:30, 1:00, 3:40, 4:10, 7:05, 7:35, 10:25, 10:55 Tue-Wed 3:55, 4:25, 6:55, 7:25, 9:55, 10:25 The Amazing Spider-Man 2: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 3:30 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) Thu 5:30, 8:30 Fri, Sun-Mon 12:00, 3:10, 6:35, 9:55 Sat 11:50, 3:10, 6:35, 9:55 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Brick Mansions (PG) Thu 3:55, 7:15, 10:30 Fri, Sun-Mon 1:25, 3:45, 6:00, 8:20, 10:45 Sat 1:25, 3:45, 6:00, 8:20, 10:50 Tue-Wed 3:55, 6:10, 8:20, 10:30 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG) Fri-Mon 1:30 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3D (PG) Thu 4:05, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Mon 4:30, 7:45, 11:00 Tue-Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Divergent (PG) Thu 3:45, 7:05, 10:05 Fri-Mon 9:50 TueWed 9:20 Godzilla (PG) Fri, Sun-Mon 12:20, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20 Sat 12:20, 3:25, 6:10, 9:20 Tue-Wed 5:30, 8:30 Godzilla 3D (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:15 Fri, Sun-Mon 1:20, 1:50, 4:20, 4:50, 7:20, 7:50, 10:20, 10:50 Sat 11:15, 1:40, 2:10, 4:35, 5:05, 7:20, 8:00, 10:20, 11:00 Tue-Wed 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 Godzilla: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri, Sun-Mon 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 Sat 1:00, 3:55, 6:40, 9:50 Tue-Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Heaven Is for Real (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Fri, SunMon 12:25, 2:50, 5:20, 8:00, 10:35 Sat 12:25, 2:50, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 Tue-Wed 5:10, 7:35, 10:05 Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return 3D (G) Thu 3:50, 6:25, 8:55 Fri-Mon 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30 Tue-Wed 4:15, 6:50 Million Dollar Arm (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri-Mon 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Tue-Wed 4:35, 7:20, 10:10 Moms’ Night Out (PG) Thu 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Fri-Mon 12:35, 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:30 Tue-Wed 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Neighbors (18A) Thu 4:20, 5:10, 6:55, 7:50, 9:25, 10:20 Fri, Sun-Mon 12:00, 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:25, 8:15, 10:00, 10:45 Sat 11:25, 12:00, 12:45, 2:30, 3:15, 5:00, 5:45, 7:25, 8:15, 10:00, 10:45 Tue-Wed 3:35, 4:45, 5:50, 7:10, 8:05, 9:25, 10:20 Noah (14A) Thu 3:35 Fri-Mon 12:55, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 Tue-Wed 3:45, 6:45, 9:50 The Other Woman Thu 4:10, 5:00, 6:50, 7:40, 9:35, 10:25 Fri-Mon 12:10, 1:45, 2:45, 4:25, 5:25, 7:10, 8:05, 9:40, 10:40 Tue-Wed 4:20, 5:00, 7:05, 7:40, 9:35, 10:15 The Quiet Ones (14A) Thu 3:55, 6:35, 9:45 Rio 2 (G) Fri-Mon 12:05 Rio 2 3D (G) Thu 3:40, 6:20, 8:50 Fri-Mon 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15 Tue-Wed 3:50, 6:25, 9:00

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fri 16-sun 18 – Sport films from around the world. $12, stu/srs $7, festival pass $50. fri 16 – Opening night: Red White Black & Blue (2012) D: James Brown, and short The Basketball Game. 7 pm. sat 17 – Youth shorts: Youth Of Yangon (2013) D: James Holman, Dancing With Style (2012) D: Xander de Boer, A Veiled Soul (2010) D: ­Sylvain Bresson and Faith’s Goal. Noon. Algorithms (2012) D: Ian McDonald, and short The Perfect Fit. 2 pm. Walk On (2013) D: Mark Bashian, and short I Love Hooligans. 4:30 pm.

Next Goal Wins (2014) D: Mike Brett and Steve Jamison, and Baghdad Messi (2013) D: Sahim Omar Kalifa. 7 pm. Black Diamonds (2013) D: Miguel Alcantud, and short Rooting For The Home Team. 9:30 pm. sun 18 – The Road To Silverstone (2013) D: ­Johan Eriksson, and Outside The Ring (2013) D: Joanne Green and Steve Lindsay. Noon. The Ride (2012) D: Sandra Cook, and Mountains Will Move (2012) D: Douglas McCann. 2:15 pm. Running For Jim (2013) D: Robin Hauser Reynolds and Dan Noyes, and Tzuf (2011) D: Ofer Matan. 4:30 pm. Back On Track (2013) D: Kilian Riedhof and Mohawk Midnight Runners (2012) D: Zoe Hopkins. 7 pm.

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Claude Rich and Olga Georges-Picot go in search of lost time in Je T’Aime, Je T’Aime.

A French time-travel treat JE T’AIME, JE T’AIME

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In 1968, Alain Resnais – the French ­auteur whose Night And Fog, Hiroshima Mon Amour and Last Year At Marienbad carved out their own little corner of the French New Wave – made a time-travel movie about a man who comes unstuck in his own romantic history.

With a modest budget and a subtly antic spirit, Je T’Aime, Je Weiwei Never Sorry (2012) D: Alison Klayman.

6:30 pm. Ai Weiwei The Fake Case. 8:30 pm. tue 20 – The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life. 4:30 pm. The Pleasures Of Being Out Of Step. 6:30 pm. Ai Weiwei The Fake Case. 8:45 pm. wed 21 – The Pleasures Of Being Out Of Step. 4 & 8:45 pm. Ai Weiwei The Fake Case. 6:30 pm.

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8:45 pm. fri 16 – Ai Weiwei The Fake Case (2013) D: Andreas Johnsen. 4 & 6:30 pm. The Pleasures Of Being Out Of Step (2013) D: David L Lewis. 8:45 pm. sat 17 – Royal Opera House: Les Vêpres Siciliennes (2013) D: Stefan Herheim. 1 pm. The Pleasures Of Being Out Of Step. 6:30 pm. Ai Weiwei The Fake Case. 8:45 pm. sun 18 – Ai Weiwei The Fake Case. Noon & 5:30 pm. The Pleasures Of Being Out Of Step. 2:30 pm. Dazed And Confused (1993) D: Richard Linklater. 9:30 pm. mon 19 – The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life. 1:30 pm. The Pleasures Of Being Out Of Step. 4 pm. Double bill: Ai

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Made in 1968, the film feels weirdly contemporary – and not just because there’s a scene where Claude is forced to endure a cab driver’s rant about getting rid of streetcars to improve city driving.

I can see its first 20 minutes, which guide Ridder and the audience through the time-travel concept in an almost mundane fashion, playing out identically as the starting point for a present-day time-travel indie. Things would have to be radically different after that, because Michel Gondry drew heavily on Renais’s melancholy time-shifting for Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind.

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fri 16 – Jodorowsky’s Dune. 7 pm. Blue Ruin (2013) D: Jeremy Saulnier. 9 pm.

Late Night Fridays: Fateful Findings (2013) D: Neil Breen. 11:30 pm. sat 17 – Coraline (2009) D: Henry Selick. 2 pm. Jodorowsky’s Dune. 4 & 9 pm. Blue Ruin. 7 pm. sun 18 – The Nut Job (2014) D: Jimmy Hayward. 2 pm. Jodorowsky’s Dune. 4 pm. Blue Ruin. 7 pm. tue 20 – Black Angel (1980) D: Roger Christian.

7 pm. Jodorowsky’s Dune. 9 pm. wed 21 – Jodorowsky’s Dune. 7 pm. Laser­blast Video Night: Superfights (1995) D: Tony Leung Siu-hung. 9:30 pm.

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7 pm. Free. beizatoun.org.

No One Is Illegal presents Confronting Authority: film launch and discussion with screening of Know Your Rights D: Min Sook Lee, a film for undocumented residents. 7 pm. Free/ pwyc. Friends House, 60 Lowther. ­nooneisillegal.org. fri 16-sat 17 – Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival presents the Spring Showcase: Honk Kong Spirit Films Series. Free. AGO Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas W. ­reelasian.com.

Fri: The Way We Dance (2013) D: Adam Wong.

7 pm. Director in attendance.

Sat: Echoes Of The Rainbow (2010) D: Alex Law. 3:30 pm. As The Light Goes Out (2014) D: Derek Kwok. 7 pm. sun 18 – Everything Is Terrible!, an evening of VHS found footage. Doors 8 pm. $13.50 (­ticketfly.com, rotatethis.com, soundscapes.com). Dance Cave at Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor W, 2nd flr. ­everythingisterrible.com.

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Then the tissue-thin plot kicks in, and the airy tone deflates a little. One of the three buddies – Zac Efron, ­Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller – gets dumped, so they make a pact: they’ll stay bachelors forever and avoid relationships completely in favour of regular hookup partners. So of course each gets a girlfriend and has to conceal it from the others.

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Most science fiction in the movies is a matter of cool production design – aliens and space ships – with nary a brain and not much heart in sight. In literature, science fiction is more about ideas, about using the future – near or far – to explore the present.

Her’s writer/director, Spike Jonze, takes the literary route, making a ­simple romance into a strong, emotional tale bubbling with ideas about love, the nature of the self, narcissism, the ramifications of our current cultural obsession with new technology and its attendant sense of both connectedness and alienation.

In the near future, lonely

20 Years Of Hellboy (Animated) (Anchor Bay): Hellboy: Sword Of Storms (2006) D:

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Blood And Iron gets even more hectic, with a goddess, a vampire queen, a faithless priest, witches, harpies, giant snakes and ghosts galore.

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Joaquin Phoenix, complete with doofus ’stache, falls in love with his OS in Her.

new setback. It’s funny at first, but that wears off fast.

Comics collectors will like the only extra feature, a 24-page comic writ-

guy Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with his new operating system. It’s self-aware, cap­able of learning from experience, integrating that knowledge and growing. Based on a short interview and Theodore’s preference for a female voice, the system emerges as a disembodied voice self named Samantha (Scarlett Jo­hans­son).

She’s smart, funny, thoughtful and caring. She lifts him out of his post-marriage doldrums, and their mutual love has all the t­ ypical joys and complications: sex, meeting his friends, jealousy, diverging interests.

Some of this is funny, but it’s all played with a straight face, Phoenix’s doo­fus moustache notwithstanding.

He and Johansson make sympathetic lovers, and Rooney Mara, his ex-wife, and Amy Adams, his best friend, add appealing character portraits.

Look to the backgrounds for the satiric edge. In Her’s strangely clean and underpopulated mega-city, the extras move like they’re in a software commercial, and it becomes apparent that Theodore and Samantha aren’t the only pair of human-OS lovers. The hazy sky contributes to the romantic mood until you gradually realize it’s smog.

The 20-minute making-of doc takes a home-movie approach to its shots of on-set working and joking. Nobody talks to the camera or explains anything.

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English, French, Spanish audio and subtitles. ten and drawn by Mignola.

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Autistic and asking I’m a 21-year-old straight male and

mildly autistic. This means that I have difficulty picking up on social cues. I’ve learned to manage my disability in most areas of my life, but I’ve recently become concerned about how it pertains to hooking up. My approach to hooking up is how I imagine most other people’s must be: find someone who I can have a flowing conversation with, attempt to flirt with them and then awkwardly make a move. But a few weeks ago at a party, I was flirting with a girl when I suddenly realized that she was wasted. I had suspected that she was tipsy like myself, but I didn’t understand how far gone she was until she invited me outside and was unable to keep her balance while walking. What followed was a horrifyingly surreal exchange where I struggled to leave, she kept insisting that she wasn’t drunk, all the while pressing against me. By the time I got away, she was angry, people were staring, and I had history’s most shameful erection. Prior to that night, I thought I could tell when someone was too drunk.

I’d been certain about the agency of everyone I slept with. Now I have doubts about myself. Severe ­intoxication renders a person incapable of g ­ iving consent, and taking advantage of someone that impaired is the same as rape in my mind. Am I a rapist? Was it wrong for me to participate in hookup culture as I struggle to read social signals?

Moral Blue Screen Of Death If your description of events is accurate, MBSOD, that shameful erection of yours – which was nowhere close to being history’s most shameful erection (that distinction belongs to the erections on the Catholic priest who raped the most kids) – was an innocent, unconscious, physiological response to some highly awkward and clearly unwelcome bodily contact.

Just because your dick got hard doesn’t mean you were enjoying yourself. Again, if your recap is accurate: you were struggling to leave, and this drunk wouldn’t stop pressing her body against yours?

You were the victim, not the perp.

As for other women you’ve hooked up with at or after parties….

The line between buzzed enough to go for it and too drunk to consent can be fuzzy and subjective. Some people argue that one drink renders a person incapable of consenting to sex. By that standard, nearly all of us – male and female and SOPATGS* – are guilty of raping scores of people. (By that standard, millions of sexual encounters are simultaneous rapes, i.e., two tipsy/buzzed/drunk people having sex that neither party was capable of consenting to.) But sensible people recognize that alcohol functions as a social lubricant and an effective way to overcome social or sexual inhibitions, and that it’s possible for two people (or more!) to have consensual sex after a drink or two or even three.

You say you have difficulty picking up on social cues, and you’re now worried that you may have misread a previous hookup’s ability to consent. I’m sorry to say that it’s possible you hooked up with a girl who was completely shitfaced but, unlike that drunk girl at the party, was not giving off too-shitfaced-to-consent cues that you could pick up on. Since you can’t go back in time and unfuck all the buzzed/tipsy/drunk girls with whom you’ve already hooked up, MBSOD, you

can only resolve to be more cautious going forward.

If drunkenness is one of those social cues that you have a hard time reading, MBSOD, you’re going to ask a friend for his or her read on the girl you’ve met, or – better still – you’re going to stick to dance-floor make-out sessions at parties and reserve getting naked for sober/soberer second or third dates. And when you do decide to really go for it, you’re going to err on the side of making active, ongoing, explicit requests for consent, i.e., you’re not going to “make moves,” awkward or otherwise; you’re going ask questions (“I’d really like to kiss you – that okay?”) and keep asking questions (“Okay, I got the condoms out – you still wanna fuck?”).

Stay mum after 10 years My best friend is in a relationship

with a great guy who is a loving father to their kids. There are no issues in their relationship other than this: zero sex in 10-plus years. She is desperate. She is in contact with a former lover who is not the LTR type. She wants to hook up with her ex. Is she required to disclose?

If so, what do you recommend she say?

Or does 10-plus years of sexlessness constitute a free pass?

Her Best Friend Ten years without sex frees your friend from an obligation to disclose, HBF, but for your friend’s peace of mind – and for butt cover should the affair be discovered – she should sit her husband down and say something like this: “I love you and I

want to stay married to you forever. We both know that sex has never been an important part of our connection or our marriage. If you should ever seize an opportunity to get it elsewhere, I trust you’ll be considerate and discreet and leave me in the dark. I promise to do the same.”

Meds make me wonder I’m a 23-year-old gay male who was

iagnosed four years ago with ADHD. d The prescription I’ve been taking has completely turned my life around. Within the course of my first batch of pills, I began to notice drastic changes. From the evaporation of my paralyzing academic anxiety to the willpower to practise better hygiene, medicated me has control over my actions. A side effect of this medication is a drastically increased libido. While I’ve always had kinky tastes in porn, it’s only while on Dexedrine that I go on Recon and look for men to tie me up and dominate me. I’ve only ever pursued kink experiences under the influence of legal amphetamines. My confusion comes in the interpretation of these facts. Part of me feels like I should be wary of my kinky self, because “sober” me wouldn’t make the same sexual choices. The other part just wants to say “fuck it” and embrace my kinks, because the same high that makes me kinky also made it possible for me to graduate from college and practise good personal hygiene. Are my concerns valid?

Aroused Distractible Dominated

You were looking at kinky porn before you got on meds and started hooking up with kinky guys, ADD, so your meds didn’t make you kinky. Instead, your meds have had the same impact on your sex life that they had on your college career and your commitment to good personal hygiene: they gave you the ability to realize your dreams – educational, sexual and ablutionary. Just as Sober You couldn’t get your ass to class or into a shower, Sober You couldn’t get your ass into a hot top’s dungeon. Medicated You, on the other hand, gets shit done.

The question you should be asking yourself isn’t “Is my meds-enhanced ability to make my kinky fantasies a reality a good or bad thing?” but rather “Am I being reckless about how I realize my kinky fantasies?”

If you’re not taking unreasonable risks, ADD, and if you’re employing best online hookup practices – you meet in public first; you know their real names and phone numbers; before heading to someone’s place to get tied up, you tell a trusted friend where you’re going, who you’re with and when they can expect to hear from you again – then this isn’t a problem. *Some other point along the gender spectrum.

n the Lovecast, Dan chats with filmO maker David Thorpe about gay voices: ­savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter

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