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email letters@now toronto.com Stale political air?

i was hard pressed to disagree with George Elliott Clarke’s assessment of the 1985 transition of power from the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Frank Miller (in which I was a minister) to the Liberal administration of David Peterson (NOW, April 28-May 4). Even though we won the most seats in that election, NDP leader Bob Rae made it quite clear to us that we were toast and that he was throwing his support behind the second-place Liberals. I think most people would agree that we PCs provided solid, moderate

and affordable government under premiers John Robarts and Bill Davis. Change was in the air, however, and we had been in power for over 40 years. I’d like to think most of my colleagues and I accepted our fate with good grace as we moved into opposition. A government can get stale after a couple of terms. I hope NOW remembers that when the October provincial election comes up and people again opt for change and show the McGuinty Liberals to the door. Phil Gillies Former MPP Brantford Toronto

one would like to thank NOW for mentioning the fact that the Green party [also ran] a candidate in Davenport (NOW, April 28May 5). Unfortunately, due to the magazine’s more than a-year-and-a-halflong campaign to replace the Liberal incumbent with the NDP’s “star” candidate, local NOW-reading voters have been denied a full airing of all the platform choices. Of course, NOW is not alone in this. We know that many mainstream media outlets are used as tools of personal persuasion by their publishers. If the electorate is denied

a balanced read on all of the available options, how can we citizens make a truly informed choice when it comes to what is best for ourselves, our struggling families, our troubled country, our fragile world? Wayne Scott Toronto

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so when are we allowed to vote NDP (NOW, April 21-27)? How about never?! The NDP constitution calls for state economic planning and for public and cooperative enterprise to save Canada. Unfortunately, all of the several dozen communist countries that have tried this in the past century have failed miserably. I hear the state economic plan for food carts didn’t go so well in Toronto. Paul Rezler Toronto

HarperCons open unity gap

stephen harper proclaims that a Conservative government is necessary to maintain national unity and save our economy. He is wrong. The NDP now has more balanced democratic support across Canada than the Conservatives. And while Conservative economics over-rely on energy exports that boost the Canadian dollar and hollow out Canadian manufacturing, NDP policies of greater social equality, green jobs and tax credits for small businesses will lead to a more sustainable economy that provides broad-based benefits. Larry Kazdan Vancouver, BC

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so the toronto star endorsed the NDP in the 2011 Canadian election (NOW Daily, April 30). But you haven’t fooled me. I predict the Toronto Star, known for its strong ties to the money and power brokers of the Liberal party, will spend the next four years trying to rehabilitate the Grits by badmouthing the NDP and singing the praises of the next Liberal leader – Bob Rae, Frank McKenna, Justin Trudeau or whoever it is. Michael McCamus Toronto

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not surprised at all that conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney is leaping all over Guy Earle’s troubles with the BC Human Rights Tribunal over his antigay remarks (NOW Daily, April 26). Why is the ultra- right such an attraction for undeveloped personalities? I am beginning to think that all Conservatives are secretly self- loathing homosexuals. David Stewart

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Civility Test (NOW, April 21-27). This “showcase of the worst of the city” is a gross exaggeration given the multitude of horrible acts of crime, violence and other truly awful things that occur in Toronto. Why only identify the two young black women, with no mention of the race of the other parties mentioned in the story? Are we to presume that the other parties are white? Asian? Who knows? It doesn’t matter. What was the point of the article anyway, other than to make downtown urban lefties feel better about ourselves compared to those people from, gasp, Victoria Park? Michael Went Toronto

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Barometer G20 fixes The Ontario Libs move to bury the ghosts of the G20 by deep-sixing the Public Works Protection Act, that antiquated legislation used by police to illegally search peaceful protesters during last summer’s summit.

Youthifying Parliament Everybody’s talking about all the new women MPs in the realigned House of Commons post-#elxn41. But what about all them youths who rode in on the orange wave from la belle province? Cool.

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The Toronto Police Association and Police Services Board reach a tentative agreement after weeks of contract talks – apparently one that gives cop what they want without breaking the piggy bank, according to union prez Mike McCormack.

Scene stealer Who Federal NDP leader Jack Layton with granddaughter Beatrice and partner in life and politics Olivia Chow. What A lighter moment while taking in the orange wave sweeping across the TV screens in his hotel suite. When Election night, May 2.

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Michael Ignatieff The man recruited from the Ivy of Harvard by party power brokers to lead the Libs out of the wilderness post-Chretien leads the Grits to their worst election defeat in history – and loses his Etobicoke seat in the process.

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Joshua Errett vs. the Juggalos I’ve always thought of Juggalos, the devoted followers of the Insane Clown Posse, as a despicable subculture. Perpetually drunk on cheap, highcalorie toxins, hostile toward women and animals, tossing around human excrement for fun – my case against these lowlifes could be made from afar, but in March I got a close-up. It started at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, when I slipped into a Tech N9ne concert on the first night. The veteran Kansas City rapper has massive support from the Juggalos. Here’s a chance, I thought, to see him minus his obnoxious supporters. To my surprise, the show was packed with unsightly Juggalos. They are easy to spot. Almost always overweight, these filthy people can be found guzzling alcoholic energy drinks, wearing clothes from the 90s and painting their faces like clowns. I wrote in my review of the show that it was a window into the subculture and a break from SXSW’s trendy programming. Not one hour after it was posted, the Juggalos flamed with hilarious comments (“I bet he’s never had sex with the lights on”). Then my social media accounts started to get hit. Complaints to my Twitter, Formspring, Tumblr and social networks I forgot I’d signed up to. It got real when location-based threats started. Juggalos, as I witnessed first-hand, were in Austin. And I

was easily identifiable – walking around, Foursquaring my location, with my press credentials around my neck. Was I about to get Tila Tequila’d? In a lineup for a Liz Phair show, I recognized a Juggalo from the night before – the only football-jersey-wearing fat guy with a painted face there. Had this guy followed me? What does he want? Could he just be a Liz Phair-loving Juggalo? Do those exist? After crushing a six of Chardonnay, I went back out to the street with a new sense of courage. The campaign of fear waged by these scum was over. Time to turn the tables. Like Jean-Claude Van Damme in Hard Target, the hunted was about to become the hunter. That night, I spotted a posse of burly Juggalos on a patio. The plan was to wait for the first one to recognize me and hit him in the painted face with my camera. Then I would pick up a nearby chair and deal with the other three lion-tamer-style. The guys turned out to be everyday sports fans – it was March Madness, and their faces were painted in the colours of an NCAA basketball team. I stopped, wiped the sweat from my brow, and gave my head a shake. I’m acting like a Juggalo here, I thought. Tech N9ne and his Juggalish fan base are coming to Toronto next week. After my horrid brush with Juggalo culture, I’ll be skipping the show. JOSHUA ERRETT

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NDP stunner changes the game Jack Layton will provide real opposition to the Conservatives, unlike the namby-pamby Liberals By MICHAEL HOLLETT and next time, folks, jack layton becomes prime minister. A political shift is taking place, and Monday night we saw the next essential phase that will result in Ca nada finally getting a proenviron

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ment, profairness, propeace and prosperity government. It is disappointing, of course, that Stephen Harper’s definitelynotpro gressive Conservatives have snatched their majority, and that now he will get to show the country what he can do unfettered and unrestrained and

without any minority partners to shift the blame onto. Canadians will now get a face full of Harper, and I’m pretty confident that they won’t like what they see. With the mandate of a massive new nationally based caucus of 103 MPs, Jack Layton and the NDP will form a

vibrant opposition to Tory attempts to deconstruct Canada, unlike the nambypamby, ineffectual Michael Ignatieff. Layton will show the country real alternatives – peace instead of war, creativity instead of cuts – and he’ll have members of Parliament on the

ground and interacting with consti tuents like never before. The massive opportunity the NDP has won cannot be minimized and should be celebrated for the refuta tion of fear it represents and the cele bration of hope and fairness that it is. Layton will have a dramatically higher profile, and there will be huge finan cial benefits for the NDP for staff and research to help the party build a case for a better Canada. Miraculously, the NDP leader has brought Quebec back into the conver

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sation for the first time in over two decades. No longer left to sit on the sidelines, excluded from talk of building a progressive, inclusive Canada, Quebeckers, especially the young ones energized by “un bon Jack,” will now be part of this essential discussion. And young people are all over this NDP breakthrough. I saw them Monday night beaming and bursting with pride at victory celebrations across the city, especially the big fete at the Convention Centre.

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quebec tried, but the rest of Canada couldn’t pull it out of the hat. As delighted as many of us are to be sending a historic number of NDPers to Ottawa, the fact is that this election was largely a referendum on Stephen Harper’s rightsdefying prison-and-punishment agenda, and he won. The Official Opposition will exercise precious little real power. Of course, many of us disagree strongly with right-wing Tea Party politics. But resistance to the Conser vatives went much deeper. Harper took so many liberties with the basic tenets of democracy and respect for Parliament that even the country’s leading constitutional

expert became an advocate of strategic voting (and projectdemocracy. ca) to defeat him. “This is the most important federal election in my lifetime,” said Peter Russell in a statement endorsing the site. “What is at stake is nothing less than parliamentary democracy.” Sadly, we will have years to take the measure of Russell’s frightening assessment. But in our desolation, let’s not underestimate the movement that grew up to engage in a fierce battle against a ruthless and powerful opponent. The outcome so many of us were working toward eluded us this time, but we gave the Conservatives a good run right up until the 11th hour. The unofficial Harper opposition needs to continue developing its new chops.

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any Liberal or NDP governments. Almost every progressive change appreciated by Canadians dates from this five-decade span: medicare, oldage pensions, public broadcasting, accessible public high schools, colleges and universities, as well as advanced civil rights legislation and human rights mechanisms. Since the watershed of the free trade deal of the late 1980s, the steering wheel of the entire political spectrum turned hard to the right, and the only debate has been how quickly various parties would respond to “the new world order” of deregulated trade and finance. The realities of the era were masked by the common-man rhetoric of Jean Chretien’s and Paul Martin’s Liberals, who ruled the Ottawa roost during the 1990s, introducing many of tohe fundamentals of neoconservative structural change. The reunited Conservatives were therefore able to refashion themselves as “Liberals in a hurry” to cut taxes, since most of the heavy lifting of restructuring and embedding marketruled economics had been done by the Liberals, as it was by president Bill Clinton south of the border. Harper’s major political insight was to understand that tax cuts were the main vehicle of further change, and that this agenda didn’t need to be confounded with theo-conservatism or brazen Sun-style redneckism. By contrast, the voters opposed to Conservatives were divided among at least four camps, each vying for the same mainstream demographic. Social liberals, many of whom – Toronto’s Carolyn Bennett comes to mind – are among the boldest visionaries in the country, worked for the Liberal camp. Union types and supporters of big government work for the NDP, despite a leader, Jack Layton, who’s a champion of green businesses, social entrepreneurs and a vibrant “third sector.” Environmentalists who believe it’s possible to construct governments on the basis of one set of policy issues work for the Green camp. In Quebec, the most innovative and popularly supported social egalitarians in the country backed the Bloc Quebecois. It is ludicrous that a clear majority of people would rather remain divided into four camps than defeat one party with diametrically opposing views on social, economic and political policies. This election gives us more confirmation that voters are loose in their allegiances and nonpartisan, meaning the next realignment – of justice-minded Liberals, left Greens, the NDP and the Bloc – is in our sights. Talk of coalitions and strategic voting is way behind the curve. It is time for a political refiguring. It ain’t over till that’s started. 3

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Will PM deliver for Ford Nation? if the fordists at city hall weren’t already drunk with power, they’re practically rolling on the ground laughing now that Stephen Harper has his majority. I can hear budget chief Mike Del Grande cracking gay jokes. He does that when he’s really happy, which is rarely. Pour another stiff one, boys, cuz pretty soon Harp will be coming down the track to deliver bags of money on that subway promise of the mayor’s. Although, to be fair to the PM, he hasn’t exactly been buying votes with projects. Just ask Quebec City. After all, the Harper Cons have a deficit to slay. And I don’t seem to remember the PM promising any kind of spending on the campaign trail until after the country stops bleeding red (not Liberals, but cash). There are political reasons for Harp to support Ford’s subway dreamin’, but those are outweighed by the fact that the business case to

support the private-public plan Ford’s keeping under wraps will be a hard one to make. Do the math. To pay for Ford’s lines, around 54,000 condo units would have to be built to raise $1 billion in development charges. Ford’s subway plan – a spur on Sheppard in Scarborough and line west to Downsview – costs $4 billion. There’s not the private capital, or room along the proposed routes, for that kind of density. But let’s not let the financial realities spoil the mayor’s party. Ford’s got a direct line to the finance minister, or so we’re told. So presumably a cheque-signing ceremony will take place at some point in the future, only not with the kind of big bucks Ford’s hoping for. So, are we in for another half-finished line to nowhere? Harper said during the election that he’s “delivered” for Toronto in the past. Hard to reconcile that with his cabinet minister’s telling T.O. to flock off, but that’s the

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These were political participants not prepared to hold their nose for compromise candidates, who want to be part of a movement to change Canada – one that very well may succeed. Are we really going to engage the historically voting-resistant young by selling them strategic stasis? These people were in the campaign offices and working on the street to help elect candidates they believe in, and now they are officially engaged builders of this progressive body politic. They will want more. It’s a movement that has steadily grown since 2004 as a restless country flirted with Harper’s Tories through a string of minority governments and the NDP’s seat count and percentage of the popular vote grew. At the same time, the Liberal con that they were the only choice against the Big, Mean Blue Machine fractured and then collapsed. Monday night, Canadians saw that a change has fully taken place and the only choice for electable change in this country is now the NDP. No more muddled calls for strategic voting and the confusion that comes with it. That conversation is over, as this profoundly unpredictable race has proven. The strategic vote spinners would have had us vote Liberal, for example,

servative blue in the inner burbs and parts as far east as Scarborough. Call these areas a foothold, a beachhead from which to mount opposition to Ford Nation four years from now. Maybe. Monday’s results have at the very least set up an interesting dynamic for some of Ford’s council allies. The ridings of Ford’s York lieutenants, Frances Nunziata and Cesar Palacio, are now represented by NDP MPs. Further east, Millerite Sandra Bussin’s Beaches-East York riding has gone NDP, too. The lefty creep also reaches into hallowed Ford territory in the burbs where the ridings of Ford stalwarts Michelle Berardinetti in Scarborough Southwest and Chin Lee in Scarborough-Rouge River were caught up in the NDP wave. Not to burst Ford Nation’s bubble, but closer scrutiny reveals votesplitting this time translated into seats for the Conservatives. A few hundred votes here and there and half the Conservative wins would have been losses. In real terms, Harp’s win makes it a lot harder now for the Libs among the mushy middle on council who haven’t yet been co-opted by seats on powerful committees to hide. Time to choose a side. 3

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The voting public whipped up the winds of change. Jack has sailed to a brilliant finish, and two old, wellestablished parties got blown out of the water in the storm. There is lots to ponder and explore in that victory and among the wreckage. Independent of any party organization or orthodoxy of any kind, citizens thundered across the internet and into the streets with a breadth of advocacy and initiative as unprecedented as it was inspiring. I was in the trenches and still could barely keep up with the vote mobs, the videos, the cooperation and sharing going on in the new unscripted distributed election organizing. If you are one of us, please send me a note so we can stay connected. Often said but true, our ability to build personal, social networks has enormous political implications. It all came home to me working on projectdemocracy.ca, where we went from zero to 680,000 visits, 435,000 unique visitors and more than 5.3 million page views in 20 days. But there is another more human dimension to staying connected. Traditional politics is full of dislike and name-calling, on the left especially. The job ahead is too big for that. We need to build a tradition of appreciation and make space for those with common values to do their different work. That was a hallmark of how many of us worked together during the campaign. I got a flash from the past earlier

this week when my ultra-left high school friend from Montreal emailed me to denounce my “reactionary advocating for the Tories”(!?). In case you don’t remember, that’s the typical dysfunctional lefty way. If we want to go for a winning hand, let’s start playing with a full deck. Cooperation builds strength and connection, but it takes character. We will need that to keep going. As many have noted, the election has given us a more polarized left and right. The Liberal collapse was

But citizens can’t do all the heavy lifting. Leadership from the top could have swung the outcome we are now stuck with for the next five years. Some kind of non-traditional cooperation at the top could have made this happen in a heartbeat. Pollsters are licking their wounds, since a number of them missed the likelihood of a majority in the race to the finish line. Projectdemocracy.ca never lost sight of that and did surprisingly well in the turmoil, with a success rate of 87 per cent on 84 picks.

This election was also a battle for public opinion between old media, largely concentrated in the hands of right-wing corporate heads, and new media in the hands of citizens. Old media won this round. delivered by a last-minute swing to the Conservatives in response to the orange surge going the other way. But there is another polarization in play. This election was also a battle for public opinion between old media, largely concentrated in the hands of right-wing corporate heads, and new media. And old media won this round. Thirty-two newspapers endorsed the Conservatives, while two, NOW and the Toronto Star, supported the NDP. What a contrast that is to the homemade anti-Harper media mobilization online. That balance of old and new is going to shift during the term of this government. Let’s make sure to make the most of this potential.

Of those 84 ridings, 25 were won by opposition parties and 59 by the Conser vatives. Of those 59, there were 23 in which a swing vote of 10 per cent or less could have changed the outcome. Fifteen of these could have been won by the Liberals and eight by the NDP. In that case, Parliament would have had 139 Conservatives, 110 NDPers, 49 Liberals, four Bloc and one Green. A full analysis will be online soon, because most of all, we need to commit to learning from this experience. Given that we don’t hold the money or the power, learning and cooperation are our best options for stepping up to the tough challenges of this new time. 3 alice@nowtoronto.com

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for free repair manuals or electronic repairguide.com for booklets to or der on fixing everything from ancient VCRs to LCD screens. Whether to attempt CPR gets more complicated when we’re talking major appliances. Any appliance that’s been around since the first skinny

dryer. For DIY repair parts, check out partselect.ca. It’s a whole ’nother matter for pretty much every other major appliance. Anything from another mil lennium should technically go, say most enviros, especially if it doesn’t have a blueandwhite Energy Sticker on it. God, until a few years ago, 92 per cent of dishwashers came with the Star of approval, so yours is clearly behind the times. Replacing a dishwasher manufactured before 1994 with an

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jean craze should get the immediate heaveho (to a recycler, of course). They’re power dinos that gobble way too much fuel. But beyond that, how do you know it’s time for it to go? Well, I’ll keep it simple : keep fixing any appliance for which there is no Energy Star alternative. That means clothes dryers, stoves and, well, that’s pretty much it. Technology hasn’t changed enough to make new ones significantly more efficient than older models, so if it breaks down, call the repair guy/gal. Or just start linedrying full-time in the case of your

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Energy Star-qualified dishwasher can save you more than $30 a year in utility costs. Old toploading washing ma chines should also be recycled rather than repaired. They use twice as much water as any frontloader, and if your machine’s over a decade old, a new Energy Star model will save you about $135 a year on utility bills. Your pre2001 fridge is wasting anywhere from $120 to $150 a year in electricity compared to a new highefficiency model. And if your air con ditioner has kept you from sweating more than 10 summers now, start saying your goodbyes, and again, shop for Energy Star. Or better yet, a fan. Keep in mind that not all Energy Star appliances are equal. Be sure to read the totally unrelated EnerGuide sticker, which tells you how many kilowatt hours of energy an appliance uses per year on average, and then look for the lowest number. No matter what you’re considering replacing, be sure you hunt down all your recycling options before you make a move. Luckily, in this town any electronics (placed in an open box) or appliances you put to the curb on garbage day will actually get recycled. Elsewhere, check out recycleyourelectronics.ca. All of the above are provincially guaranteed not to end in an e-waste horror scene in the developing world, but I can’t say that of any random recycler you meet in a dark alley.

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(Int’l Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation) Music by Sweet Rhapsody, speaker Heather Moyse, food and more. 6 pm. $30-$60. Shamba Foundation, 48 Yonge. uofttix.ca. innovAtors bAll (OSC community access initiatives) Evening of sensory deception and more. 8:30 pm. $150. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. lginnovatorsball.ca. toronto woMen build 2011 (Habitat for Humanity) Women help build homes for families in need. To May 8. torontohabitat.on.ca.

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Panel with Michael Donnelly, Andre Sorensen, Miriam Diamond and Ted Goossen. 5-7 pm. Free. Munk School, 1 Devonshire Pl. Pre-register 416-946-8900, webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca. huMAn rights in heAlth & society CEHS public forum. 5:30-8:30 pm. $10 sugg donation. North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge. Preregister 416-653-4002, workinhealth.ca. ci’M not here Curator talk. 7-8 pm. Free. Drake, 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042.

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and Russian-language post-Soviet cinema, including features, documentaries, a student film competition and more. $7-$30. Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex), Al Green Theatre (75 Spadina), Isabel Bader Theatre (93 Charles W) and other venues. torontorussianfilmfestival.com. May 11 to 15

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rAloud Celebration for young readers with readings, workshops, Q&As, activities and more. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4091, readings.org. May 11 to 12 rKite FestivAl Kite flying demos, kitebuilding and guided hikes. 10 am-4 pm. $9, srs/child $6.50. Kortright Centre For Conservation, Pine Valley and Major Mackenzie (Kleinburg). 905-832-2289. May 7 to 8 MAyworKs Festival of working people and the arts with film, video, theatre, cabaret, poetry, forums, workshops and more. Various prices, many events free. mayworks.ca. May 7 to 15 rocK.pAper.sistAhz Festival celebrating the work of black women artists with storytelling, spoken word, music, theatre and visual art by Quanita Peters, Rhoma Spencer, Rita Deverell and others plus workshops, drumming and more. Pwyc-$25. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. bcurrent.ca. May 10 to 20 toronto coMic Arts FestivAl Readings, workshops, installations and exhibits by cartoonists from around the world including Chris Ware, Mawil and Jillian Tamaki. Sat 9 $5 donation. South Riverdale Community Health Centre, 955 Queen E. yourleaf.org. living without Money Documentary film screening followed by Q&A. 6 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W. zeitgeist-toronto.com. living without religion Discussion. 3:305:30 pm. Free. Centre for Inquiry, 216 Beverley. cficanada.ca/ontrio/events. louis riel deserved to hAng Debate. 6:30-8 pm. $25. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000.

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Events

edwArd burtynsKy: oil – the syMposiuM

Burtynsky, Tom Rand and others discuss the oil, sustainability and energy options. Today 7-10 pm; tomorrow 10 am-5 pm. Free. Ryerson University, 245 Church, rm ENG-103. ryersongallery.ca/burtynsky-oil-symposium. green cleAning Workshop to make your own products. 6:30-8:30 pm. $50-$70. Annares Natural Health Centre, 792A Dovercourt. Preregister anarreshealth.ca/node/1006. lone wolF tells All Bahman Yazdanfar describes what it was like to run as an independ-

contAct Toronto’s month-long photography festival features exhibitions, public installations, workshops, portfolio reviews and more. Most shows free. Various venues. contactphoto.com. To May 31 deep wireless FestivAl oF rAdio & trAnsMission Art Performances,

installations, radio broadcasts, artist talks and the Radio Without Boundaries Conference. Talks $10-$15, installations free, conference $75-$150. Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie. deepwireless.ca. To May 31 hot docs North America’s largest documentary festival featuring Canadian and international films. Screenings from $14, passes from $80 and up. Various venues. hotdocs.ca. To May 8 ent candidate. 7:30-9:30 pm. $5 or pwyc. St Joseph House, 6 St Joseph. 416-536-9789. Mining inJustice Dinner, film screening and speakers. 7-10 pm. Pwyc. Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham. beitzatoun.org.

whAt A FederAl election! now whAt’s next? Toronto Socialist Action public forum

with Cheri DiNovo, John Orrett and Mike Skinner. 7 pm. $4 or pwyc. OISE, 252 Bloor W, rm 2-212. 416-535-8779.

Saturday, May 7

Benefits

eAt My words (Stephen Lewis Fdn) Mother’s Day sale of cupcakes, brownies and lollipops. 9:30 am-6 pm. $3-$6. Sherway Gardens, QEW and hwy 427. 416-621-1070. Mother’s dAy Jug wAlK (Friends of World Vision) Event to break the Guinness World Record for most people carrying water jugs on their heads. 9 am-noon. Donations. Woodbine Beach Park, Lake Shore Blvd E at Greenwood. Pre-register friendsofworldvision.com. restrepo (Hetherington family charitable organization) Screening of the Afghanistan War doc in memory of filmmaker Tim Heth-

erington, who was killed recently in Libya. 3 pm. $20. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W. 416637-5150, hotdocs.ca/film/title/restrepo. seed spring sociAl (SEED projects in Kenya & Zambia) A yoga class, live music, silent auction and more. 6:30 pm. $5-$10. Downward Dog, 735 Queen W. seedcan.net. teA, treAts & treAsures (Stephen Lewis Fdn Grandmothers Campaign) Tea and a Mother’s Day boutique. 1:30-4:30 pm. $15. Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor W. 416-924-7439. tonight is For the children (Beads for Beds/ Serving Charity) Celtic dance workshop and live music help raise funds for an orphanage in Kenya. Doors 8 pm. $12 ($10 w/ canned food donation). El Mocambo, 464 Spadina. 416-7771777, beadsforbeds.com.

rworld’s biggest burning school house

(Daily Bread Food Bank) Fireworks safety demonstrations, balloons and prizes. 1 pm. Non-perishable food donation. Airmagic Special Effects, 30 Dorchester. airmagicfx.com.

Events

cAleJAndro cArtAgenA Artist talk. 1-3 pm.

Free. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren. 416-531-1005.

Artrepreneur Goal-setting workshop for artists. 2-4 pm. $10. Kapisanan Philippine Centre, 167 Augusta. 416-979-0600.

broAdview: exploring todMorden to eAst chinAtown Jane’s Walk. 11 am-1 pm. Free.

Broadview and Pottery. 416-396-2819. cchAntAl JAMes Art talk. 2-4 pm. Free. The Department, 1389 Dundas W. 416-716-8273.

chornobyl 25 – lessons For the Future

Symposium on the aftermath of the disaster with speakers. 8 am-5 pm. Free. SickKids Hospital, 555 University. Pre-register 416-8135278, guest.cvent.com/d/qdqyfb.

contAct: whAt cAn we leArn FroM uFos

Presentation on ufology and life beyond by Mike Bird. 10-11:30 am. Free. Richview Library, 1806 Islington. Pre-register 416-394-5125.

decolonizing the heArt – heAling FroM rAge And using Anger constructively

Workshop for personal healing. 9:30 am-1:30 pm. $5-$20 or pwyc. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. 416-538-0224, bigbear3@sympatico.ca. FAncy pAnts vintAge dAnce WORN Fashion Journal party. 9 pm. $10-$12. Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt. wornjournal.com. Fire And wAter Lost rivers walk. 2 pm. Free. Meet at Spadina & D’Arcy St. 416-593-2656. hidden treAsures in north rosedAle Jane’s Walk. 1:30 pm. Free. NE corner Beaumont and Glen. 416-338-3886, heritagetoronto.org. JAne’s wAlK Join guided walks across the city in memory of urban activist Jane Jacobs. Today and tomorrow. Free. janeswalk.net. continued on page 26 œ

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Mining injustice conference Conference on

confronting corporate impunity. Today and tomorrow 10 am-6 pm. Free. U of T Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St George. protestbarrick.net. sanctuary schools foruM Educators for Peace & Justice and No One Is Illegal present sessions on keeping students safe. 10 am-1 pm. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor W, rm 2-211. Preregister bit.ly/SanctuarySchoolForum. rscarborough green fair Gardening, workshops, a Jane’s Walk and more. 11 am-3 pm. Free. Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, 100 Brimley. 416-393-5302. rscience rendezvous Interactive science activities, entertainment, displays and more. 10 am-5 pm. Free. St George btwn Harbord and College. sciencerendezvous.ca. rstar Party Astronomy demos, a film screening, storytelling and more outside the main entrance. 8-11 pm. Free. Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills. 416-696-1000.

stoP shocking our Mothers and grandMothers Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault

electroshock protest with a march (1:15 pm, meet at NE corner College/Spadina) and rally featuring Roger Ellis and MPP Cheri DiNovo (2 pm, Queen’s Park). Free. 416-545-0796, coalitionagainstpsychiatricassault.com. toronto freedoM festival Music, speakers, poetry slams and the Global Marijuana March (2 pm). Noon-8 pm. Free. Queen’s Park North. torontofreedomfestival.com. transPort action canada agM Meeting and talk on the future of Canada’s passenger rail. 2 pm. Free. Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. 416-504-3934. vegetarian feast Live jazz and classical music and a dinner celebrate Buddha’s 255th birthday. 6 pm. $20, child $10. Zen Buddhist Temple, 297 College. Pre-register 416-658-0137. What are We living for? Toronto Whirling Dervishes mindfulness and spiritual soul development day. 1:30-5:30 pm. Donation. Koffler Centre, 569 Spadina. 416-533-3505. What is intuition? Workshop. 11 am-1 pm. Free. Herbal Clinic and Dispensary, 409 Roncesvalles. thetimeoflove.com.

MWhat’s becoMing of our city? Poets

Motion, Michelle Muir and others talk about whose voices are represented in T.O. 8 pm. $15. Garrison, 1197 Dundas W. mayworks.ca.

old toWn Jane’s Walk. 10 am. Free. St James Park, King and Church. heritagetoronto.org.

roM and its neighbours Guided ROM walk. 2 pm. Free. Boor & University. rom.on.ca.

MWorkers on site: artists talk and site tour Dan Bergeron talks about his portraits

MWrite on! Writing workshops with spoken

of brick workers. 1:30 pm. Free. Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview. mayworks.ca.

word artists Motion and Jamilah Malika. 4-6 pm. $15. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. Pre-register registration@mayworks.ca.

Sunday, May 8

Monday, May 9

Benefits

Meagan’s Walk (SickKids Hospital pediatric

brain cancer research) Walk to raise funds. 10 am. Pledges. Begins at Ontario Place, walk to SickKids. Pre-register meaganswalk.com.

Events

bike rePair WorkshoP Basic fixes. 1 pm. Free. ING Direct Café, 221 Yonge. 416-644-5929. fort york: 200 years of lakefront develoPMent Jane’s Walk tour. 1-2:30 pm. Free.

250 Fort York Blvd. 416-392-6907. high Park native Plant sale 11 am-2 pm. Free. Greenhouse. highparknature.org.

MMaPPing our Work: labour history Walking tour Visit the sites of Toronto’s sig-

nificant labour struggles. 10 am. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. mayworks.ca. MrMayWorks faMily fun day Help create artwork, music and more. 1-3 pm. Free. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil. mayworks.ca.

Mental health, iMMigration & ProsPerity in canada Forum with Kwame McKenzie of

CAMH. 10:10-10:50 am. Free. St Clement’s Parish Hall, 70 St Clements. 416-483-6664. Mother’s day at the garden Treat mom to a glass of bubbly and a guided tour of 17 gardens. 1-4 pm. $55. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence E. Pre-register 416-397-1341. Mother’s day creaM tea Tea and tour. 12:30 and 2:30 pm. $15. Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd. Pre-register 416-392-6910. Mother’s day literary tea Chat with Miriam Toews and Elizabeth Hay. Noon. $75. Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front W. 416-860-5050. Mother’s day Plant sale Heirloom veggies and more. 9:30 am-3 pm. Free. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org.

My grandfather hans Paasche, Militant

Pacifist Martyr Talk by Gottfried Paasche. 2 pm. Free. Northern District Library, 40 Orchardview Blvd, rm 224. ulyssean.on.ca.

Benefits

heart & vision (Toronto United Church Council) Concert honouring Gordon Lightfoot and Lois Wilson. 7 pm. $150. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen E. 905-771-5124 ext 31.

Events

Mthe boilerMakers and ironWorkers union Artists Camille Turner and Rick Hill,

and curator Jennifer Lafontaine talk about the exhibition. 7:30 pm. Free. Beaver Hall Gallery, 29 McCaul. mayworks.ca. caregiver discussion grouP Free. Family Svs Toronto, 355 Church. Pre-register 416595-9618. glaucoMa clinic CNIB-sponsored consultation. 9 am-5 pm. Free. Lawrence Square Mall, 700 Lawrence W. eyeremember.ca. CMagnuM Photo WorkshoPs Shooting masterclass. To May 13, 10 am-5 pm. Ryerson U. Pre-register magnumphotos.com. Meet the neW rsnc interns Info sessions and demos. 6 pm. Free. Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1255 Sheppard E. Preregister 416-498-1255, ccnm.edu. nathuroPathic Medicine Week Short consultations, health bag, Chinese tongue & pulse diagnosis and more. To May 14. Free. Mahaya Forest Hill Integrative Health, 73 Warren, ste 102. 416-792-4400, mahayaforesthill.com. self-eMPloyMent training for WoMen A 22-week course begins. Mon-Thu 9:30 am12.30 pm. Free. Community MicroSkills Development Centre, 7 Vulcan. microskills.ca. star talks: What are MuseuMs for? ROM’s Janet Carding, AGO’s Matthew Teitelbaum and others discuss the changing role of museums. 6 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. Pre-register 416-395-5577. toxic tressPass Film screening and discussion. 6:30 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. green13toronto.org.

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

InforMaTIon underload

Canada was once considered a global leader in access to info, but, alas, that’s no longer true. Access Denied, a panel hosted by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, discusses the ramifications of this change, with The Current’s Anna Maria Tremonti, W5’s Paula Todd, Canadian Press’s Dean Beeby and more. CJFE also releases a new report assessing free expression in Canada and exploring hate speech and the protection of sources. Tuesday (May 10), 7 pm, in the NOW Lounge, 189 Church. Free. Register at cjfepanel.eventbrite.com.

In Jane’s fooTprInTs

Tune in to Toronto history and geography and the culture of the city’s ’hoods by joining one or more of the Jane’s Walk tours going on this weekend, Saturday and Sunday (May 7 and 8). The event, named after urban guru Jane Jacobs, promotes the value of strong communities and features more than 170 exTrans InclusIon Group Screening of Speak-

easy and a discussion. 6:30 pm. Free. Bahen Centre, 40 St George, rm 1180. 416-978-8201.

Tuesday, May 10

Benefits

The IllusTraTed Men (cancer research) Per-

formance by the comedy troupe. 8:30 pm. $15. Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta. 416-532-1357. pIlaTes & nuTrITIon Workshop (Lupus Ontario/Urban Jungle Theatre) Class and talk. 6 pm. $25. Forest Hill United Church, 2 Wembley. Pre-register urbanjungletheatre.ca.

Events

access denIed Canadian Journalists for Free

Expression panel about the state of access to information in Canada with Dean Beeby, John Reid and Paula Todd. 7 pm. Free. NOW Lounge, 189 Church. RSVP cjfepanel.eventbrite.com. Mland of desTIny Screening and talk by writer/director Brett Story. 7 pm. $5. Toronto Free Gallery, 1277 Bloor W. mayworks.ca. CMaGnuM phoTos Artist talks by Magnum photographers. Today and tomorrow 7-9:30 pm. Free. Ryerson U Library Bldg, LIB 72, 350 Victoria. contactphoto.com.

Wednesday, May 11

Benefits

IsMene (Gilda’s Club) Socratic Theatre Collect-

ive performance of the play. 8 pm. $15, stu/ srs $10. Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School, 1107 Avenue Rd. 416-998-9772. a TeaM 2 cd release parTy (St. Albans Boys & Girls Club/Por Amor) Party with DJ L’Oqenz, giveaways and more. 7 pm. Pwyc. Lambadina, 875 Bloor W. info@poramor.ca. unMasked afTer parTy (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)) A live auction and music hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. 8 pm. $150. 99 Sudbury. unmasked.ca. WoMen sTruT for WoMen (Fred Victor Women’s Svs) A fashion show, belly dancing, wine-tasting, food and more. 6:30-9:30 pm. $50. BerBer Lounge, 49 Front E. fredvictor.org.

Events

canadIan polITIcs: help or hIndrance for orGanIcs? Talk with Green Party’s Frank de

Jong. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Party Room, 100 Upper Madison. 416-960-9011, cogtoronto.org.

envIronMenT and clIMaTe In perIl: hoW people of faITh WIll care and advocaTe for The envIronMenT Roundtable discus-

cursions focusing on Regent Park, historic Danforth, graffiti in the city, Jane-Finch, Liberty Village, the sonic environment and much more. 10 am to 6 pm. Free. janeswalk.net.

OCAD University www.ocad.ca

MoTherlode of InJusTIce

With all the mining stock exchange action in our city, not to mention corp headquarters, T.O. is the perfect setting for the Mining Injustice: Confronting Corporate Impunity conference taking place Saturday and Sunday (May 7 and 8). The meeting, hosted by a long list of grassroots groups, looks at matters like water rights, militarization, contamination, native issues, uranium and the tar sands in Canada and more, and features Susana Derranger, Winona LaDuke, Ilian Burbano, Danny Beaton and many more. Saturday, 10 am to 10 pm, Sunday 10 am to 5 pm . Free. solidarityresponse.net, protestbarrick.net. Anna Maria Tremonti boosts access to info for journalists on May 10. Talk by Alec Dempster. 7:30 pm. Free. Toronto Free Gallery, 1277 Bloor W. mayworks.ca. fIBroMyalGIa supporT Group Open meeting and discussion. 7-9 pm. Free. St Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor E. 416-760-2227.

ThIrd World WaTer: The socIal IMpacT

Discussion on the social implications of access to drinkable water in developing countries. 7 pm. $15. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-5897, rom.on.ca/water. WhaT’s The deal WITh car seaTs? Discussion on the effectiveness of child car seats. 11 am. Free. Toronto Reference Library, Bluma Appel Salon, 789 Yonge. safekidscanada.ca. The yes Men fIx canada A how-to-hoax clinic with Yes Man Andy Bichlbaum. 8-9:30 pm. $10, sliding scale. OCADU Auditorium, 100 McCaul. yorku.ca/finearts/film.

younG MoThers and eMpoWerMenT foruM Presented by Motherhood Initiative for Research & Community Involvement. Today and tomorrow. Free. Pre-register motherhoodinitiative.org/youngmothers.html.

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cancer can’T dance lIke ThIs (Lilah’s Fund) Performance of the Daniel Stolfi play. 8 pm. $50. CBC Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front W. roythomson.com.

Events

(un)laWful access? cyBer-surveIllance, securITy & cIvIl lIBerTIes Academics, legal

and industry experts discuss issues surrounding our rights and freedoms. 5-7 pm. Free. Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place. digitallymediatedsurveillance.ca. 3

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May’s Contact exhibitions inspired us to search out spring’s snappiest photo prints.

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Juma printed jersey T-shirt ($200, Ruins, 960 Queen West, 647-351-0960, jumastudio.com).

MinkPink The City dress ($92, Shop Bicyclette, 880 Queen West, 416-532-8048, shopbicyclette.ca). Rag & Bone Bequia maxi skirt ($499, Jonathan + Olivia, 49 Ossington, 416-849-5956, jonathanandolivia.com).

Kikkerland camera pencil sharpener Philip Sparks cherry blossom print handkerchief ($45, philipsparks.com).

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Snaps to Kikkerland for creating this clever sharpener based on a classic TLR 120 camera. The upper “aperture” of the twin-lens camera files your pencils. Use one to accessorize your darkroom or amp up a collection of retro photo paraphernalia. $15.95, Rolo, 24 Bellair, 416-920-0100, rolostore.com.

Bennie and Olive mockingbird diorama photo print vinyl coin purse ($15, Frock, 97 Roncesvalles, 416-516-1333, bennieandolive.com).

The week’s news, views and sales Photo features

The Contact photo fest lineup always includes a few exhibitions with a style slant or in a retail venue. In Fashion host Glen Baxter presents his annual Right To Play fundraising show at the Boss store (83 Bloor West), featuring images snapped in Sandy Lake, Ontario. At Smash (2880 Dundas West) in the Junction, Paul Campbell and Dana Francis layer fashion-inspired images into the store’s salvaged furniture stock. And at MADE (867 Dundas West), industrial designer Kirsten White presents 14 years’ worth of travel snapshots. All three shows continue to May 31.

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Power pop-up

Jules Power (julespower.com) skipped presenting her new collection on the Fashion Week runway this past March to work on a special 2012 Olympics project for The Bay. But the designer still sells her stuff at a pop-up store and sample sale this weekend in the Public Office space (780 Queen West) behind Nadège, next to Trinity Bellwoods Park. Stop by Friday to Sunday (May 6 to 8) between 11 am and 6 pm to shop staple sweatpants, spring’s batik bustiers and more.

Insider scoop

Speaking of The Bay, the department store’s ongoing reinvention continues online with the launch of B Insider (b-insider.com), a digital magazine spotlighting the retailer’s designer collections and jam-packed party calendar. Former Fashion Television producer Christopher Sherman is the man posting behind-the-scenes videos, style features and a blog devoted to blanketstripe spotting. Up next for The Bay is a visit and trunk show by Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez on June 1.

A2Zane relaunch

Zane Aburaneh’s A2Zane accessory boutique (1040 Queen West, 416-803-7754, a2zane.com) was supposed to be a temporary retail experiment, but over a year into its existence Aburaneh is still open and selling out of O’Clock watches and printed Juma scarves. The shop’s retail life has been extended to the end of June, and this week it’s getting a relaunch of sorts featuring a tweaked look created in collaboration with interior design outfit NON PLUS ULTRA. 3

store of the week Lomography Gallery Store 536 Queen West, 647-352-6702, lomography.com

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For the Contact Photography Festival, Toronto’s Lomography store mounts an exhibition featuring the work of 9 amateur shooters exploring the theme of belonging. Shots of tattoo art and landscapes of immigrant neighbourhoods are all snapped with various types of Lomo cameras. And there are so many Lomos to choose from. The store’s most popular model is the battery-free Diana, with its dreamy-image-producing plastic lens and retro, oversized flash. It can morph into an instant camera with a back attachment, or its interchangeable lenses can be used with an SLR to create vintage-looking digital photos. For more seasoned snappers, the Lubitel 166+ is a replica of a Russian twin-lens model and takes perfectly crisp shots. There are also spinner cameras, multi-image samplers, the iconic Holga and pinhole options to produce every effect you’re after. Lomography picks: The base Diana F+ camera is $95, or grab the deluxe kit that includes an arsenal of lenses and accessories for $240; a neon-yellow camera tote is part of the store’s apparel and bag collection, $60; miniature camera key chains come packed in metal film canisters, $7 each. Look for: Weekend workshops that include a half-hour instructional seminar and time to practise with your own Lomo around the neighbourhood. Hours: Monday to Wednesday 10 am to 7 pm, Thursday to Saturday 10 am to 8 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm. 3

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Having a yuk could heal, but no one knows the dosage By ElizaBEth BromstEin ha, ha. feel better? there’s a whole body of research telling us that chuckles ease pain, pump the immune system, strengthen the car diovascular system and soothe de pression.

But can you really do serious heal ing watching The Big Bang Theory or an Adam Sandler flick? Do giggles, guffaws and belly laughs have systemic effects that ac tually last?

What the experts say “Studies show a positive effect from a brief period of laughter, 30 minutes to an hour. I tell people we don’t know the appropriate dose or how long the response lasts. If you laugh every day, will you build up immunity or get a cumulative effect? Other studies show that while you’re laughi ng, your heart rate and blood pressure go up, but afterwards there’s a relaxation response – you take deep breaths and your muscles relax. Whether that’s significant we don’t know. Is that enough to impact cardiovascular health over the long term? I would guess not. The effect in diabetics looks interesting. But most of these studies are very small.” MARY BENNETT, director, WKU School of Nursing, Bowling Green, Kentucky

enhancement and pain and stress reduction is fairly well established. Asthmatics have an easier time in terms of bronchoconstriction with mild laughter, but extreme humour is a negative. According to studies, if you give adults with diabetes a meal and a comedy performance and measure blood glucose levels before and after the comedy, laughter reduces levels. People with staph bacteria on their skin show a significant reduction of bacteria after a week of regular exposure to humour. Studies have related laughter to a reduction in cytokines, known to play a causal role in arthritis.” PAUL McGHEE, author of Humor: The Lighter Path to Resilience, Wilmington, Delaware

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Aries Mar 21 | Apr 19 Imagine this scene,

as described by Seattle-based video artist Michael Douglas. “Sometimes a tree falls down in a field of cows, and the cows walk over to it and stare at it. It used to be standing and now it’s on the ground. There’s something different in the field, and the cows start to hang out around the tree and watch it like it’s television, attracted to the rupture in the order of things. They gather around it for months, even after they completely forget why they started doing it.” I think there’s a comparable scene going on in your life right now, Aries. People you care about are in a daze, seemingly hypnotized by a certain “rupture in the order of things” that took place some time ago. In my opinion, it’s your task to wake them up, gently if possible, and motivate them to move on.

TAurus Apr 20 | May 20 You’re an animal! And I mean that in the best senses of the word. Your vitality is heading toward peak levels, and your body is as smart as it gets. If you were ever going to act as if every move you make is a dance, now would be the time to do it. If you ever wanted to explore the righteous blending of grace and power, this is a perfect moment. Give yourself permission to be a fluid bolt of ingenious fun, Taurus. Play hard and sweet, with sublime ferocity. GeMini May 21 | Jun 20 “Make the invis-

ible dark force beautiful.” That was the first line of the horoscope I wrote for you in my dream last night. Here’s what came

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next: “Create a song out of your moans. Brag about your wounds. Dance reverently on the graves of your enemies.” Does any of this make sense to you so far? It all seemed perfectly reasonable and helpful in my dream. “Sneak a gift to your bad self. Dissolve the ties that bind you to hollow intelligence. Seek the angel near the funky gulley that winds through no man’s land. Dig for treasure in the muddy puddle where the single lily grows.” That’s it, Gemini – my dream of your horoscope. If you can align yourself with its spirit, I bet you’ll be primed for the waking-life opportunities that are headed your way.

CAnCer Jun 21 | Jul 22 Writing in the Jour-

nal Of Medical Ethics, psychologist Richard Bentall proposed that happiness be reclassified as a “psychiatric disorder” – a pathology that should be treated with therapy. “Happiness is statistically abnormal,” he argued. It “consists of a discreet cluster of symptoms, is associated with a range of cognitive abnormalities, and probably reflects the abnormal functioning of the central nervous system.” If he’s correct, Cancerian, you may have a problem. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re about to be besieged by a massive influx of good feelings. It may be hard for you to fend off surges of unreasonable joy, well-being and gratitude. So let me ask you: are you prepared to enter into rebel mode as you flaunt your abnormal bliss?

Leo Jul 23 | Aug 22 Two British men, Jack Jones and Chris Cuddihy, pulled off an

The research doesn’t answer a lot of questions, nor does it tell us what the prescribed dosage might be. Hmm. Do you need nonstop intravenous comedy to really feel the effects? studies showing that laughter can alleviate depression. Without these, it’s highly questionable to tout new treatments for emotional disorders. Anecdotally, most people who laugh say it’s enjoyable and they feel better. But this is a far cry from the more comprehensive type of intervention needed to treat a disorder as complex as depression.” ZINDEL V. SEGAL, Cameron Wilson Chair in Depression Studies, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

sense of humour. My measure presents questions along three related dimensions: sensitivity to humorous messages (cognitive), liking of humorous situations and individuals (social) and mirthfulness that is not always displayed to others (affective). This doesn’t mean that individuals with a great and friendly sense of humour won’t get ill and die early.” SVEN SVEBAK, professor of neuro science, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway

“From my research over 40 years, I’ve found that people with a friendly sense of humour are less likely to have health problems compared with those scoring low on sense of humour. This means that when they get a cold, it may have a milder course. There’s a suggestion of increased survival into retirement age among people who fall into the upper half on a measure of

“I’ve reviewed the scientific research, and the evidence is much weaker than people think. There is evidence that humour increases pain tolerance, perhaps through the production of endorphins in the brain. However, there’s not much to show that humour improves immunity, reduces heart disease, lowers blood pressure, kills cancer, etc. In fact, there is some indication that

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epic deed in 2009. They ran seven marathons on seven consecutive days on seven continents. Each marathon was over 31 miles. (More info here: 7in7on7.com.) I’m not recommending that you try something as ridiculously excessive as they did, Leo, but I do want to note that you’re now in a phase when your capacity for amazing feats is bigger than usual. Do you have any ideas about what you could accomplish that’s beyond your expectations?

VirGo Aug 23 | sep 22 What have you

had to relinquish in the past 10 months, Virgo? What were you forced to sacrifice or surrender? Whatever it is, I predict you will be compensated for it over the course of the next 12 months. And the process begins soon. It’s not likely that the incoming blessing will bring an exact replacement for the dream that got away. Rather, you’ll be awakened to an unexpected new source of excitement, thereby dissolving the lingering sense of loss and liberating you to rise again.

LibrA sep 23 | oct 22 If given the choice between having our lives change or keeping our lives the same, many of us would choose the status quo. We tend to feel that even if the current state of things is uncomfortable, it’s still preferable to having to deal with the uncertainty and fear that come from transformation. But I don’t think you fit this description right now, Libra. Of all the signs of the zodiac, you’re the one that’s most receptive to shifting the mood and experimenting with the rules. It’s easier than usual for

you to imagine different ways of doing things. Take advantage of this superpower.

sCorpio oct 23 | nov 21 Hugo Chávez is

the socialist president of Venezuela, not an astronomer or New Age philosopher. And yet he recently speculated that the planet Mars once had a thriving civilization that met its doom because its resources were drained off and poisoned by the excesses of capitalism. I love it when notable people go off-message into freestyle wacky fantasies, so I applaud Chávez’s improvisation. May I respectfully suggest you consider indulging in your own version of this art form? According to my reading of the astrological omens, it would be downright healthy for you to depart from your usual raps and unveil some unpredictable selfexpressions to all those who think they have you all figured out.

sAGiTTArius nov 22 | Dec 21 Sym-

metry and equilibrium are not all that valuable right now. They’re certainly not worth obsessing over or having screaming fights about. In fact, I recommend that you cultivate a jaunty knack for stylish lopsidedness. Appreciate the beauty of irregularity. Be alert to the way incongruous details and crooked angles reveal fresh, hot truths that provide you with exactly what you need. Even so-called flaws and mistakes may lead to lucky accidents.

CApriCorn Dec 22 | Jan 19 “It was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn’t always there,” said Charles Bukowski, a generally cranky writer not renowned for his optimism. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, this strategy will also work wonders for you in the coming days. Trying to see what’s great about other people will tend to activate

people with a strong sense of humour tend to die at an earlier age. This is likely due to the fact that they tend to be less serious about everything, including health risks. They’re more likely to smoke, take drugs, drink alcohol and engage in risky activities.” ROD MARTIN, author, The Psychology Of Humor: An Integrative Approach, professor of psychology, U of Western Ontario, London, Ontario “I have to agree with those who say there hasn’t been a lot of good research. My impression is that this is an area with some promising preliminary results, but a lot more studies have to be done. My clinical impression is that laughter probably offers more promise for less severely depressed patients.” ROBERT G. COOKE, psychiatrist, Mood Disorders Clinic at CAMH, professor of psychiatry, University of Toronto 3 your own dormant greatness and will just generally make you feel good. So ask yourself: What’s beautiful, smart, interesting and successful about the people you know? Fantasize aggressively.

AquArius Jan 20 | Feb 18 The income

gap between the richest and poorest sections of society has always been large, but in recent years it has grown absurdly, grotesquely humongous. As journalist Les Leopold notes (tinyurl. com/RichEatPoor), there are hedge fund gamblers who rake in more money in an hour than a middle-class wage-earner makes in 47 years. From an astrological perspective, Aquarius, it’s an excellent time for you to raise your voice against this inequity. Furthermore, you’d be wise to dramatically shrink the discrepancy between the haves and have-nots in your own personal sphere, where you can actually have an immediate effect. You might start the healing by asking yourself how the rich aspects of your psyche steal from the poor parts.

pisCes Feb 19| Mar 20 There’s a good chance you will soon utter the smartest words you have ever said in your life. It’s also possible that you will generate two of the top five thoughts that have popped into your brain in the last decade. That’s how in tune I expect you to be with your inner sources of wisdom. And that’s how closely aligned you’ll be with the Divine Intelligence formerly known as God. Now here’s the surprise ending to my message for you, Pisces – the unexpected outcome: your brilliant insights and cogent statements may tempt you to be wilder and freer than you’ve been in a long time. Homework: If you had a little baby clone of yourself to take care of, what would be your child-rearing strategy? Tell me at Freewillastrology.com.

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the more we eco-minded consumers learn about seafood, the less we eat the stuff. Cheap, unsustainable fish, no thanks. But where’s the alternative? When the One That Got Away chip shop launched last fall, its chalkboard menu admirably stated, “We only use sustainable fish.” Pop into the busy King West take-away today and you’ll notice those words in the lower right corner have been conspicuously erased. Is the One no longer on board? “Not at all,” says chef Neil Coutinho. “About 70 per cent of the fish we use is certified Ocean Wise. Not everything’s available all the time.” Today there are perfectly deepfried fillets of beer-battered halibut ($12.99) and haddock ($7.99), the later paired with not-so-Wise calamari, scallops and shrimp sautéed in panko crumbs to become the Fish Basket ($14.99). All mains in the “classic” section of the card come with unusually eggy tartar sauce, industrial coleslaw

and regulation Yukon Gold spuds fried in trans-fat-free oil and lightly dusted with kosher salt. (H. Salt this ain’t.) If the chef’s name rings a bell, you might recall Coutinho from a certain little shack called Chippy’s. There, back in 03, he and Susur manager John Lee took the lowly local chippy to the next level with upscale ingredients and prices to match. Since then, he’s jumped on the health-conscious bandwagon, a move Project Runway’s Michael Kors would say is right on trend for the market. And so we get beautifully textured fish cakes with minimal filler ($8.49), and great pink slabs of grilled Arctic

char ($11.99) and de rigueur organic mesclun tossed with sunflower seeds in pink apple cider vinaigrette. Those same greens show up in sandwiches of sweet Lake Huron pickerel on porous Portuguese buns spread with garlic-kicked mayo à la College Street’s Fish Store. At first glance, the One’s barramundi wrap ($9.99) is just another burrito wannabe. At first bite, however, the familiar grilled tortilla exterior gives way to fabulously flaky flesh offset by a salad’s-worth of greens and additional flavour layers of both ripe tomato and mango salsas. Most anywhere else, “chowder” is the polite way restaurants describe the

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if you want to stand out from the crowd, it helps to have a gimmick. At O Noir, you eat in the dark. At Guu, they shout at you in Japanese. And who can forget Pizza Gigi? Fresco’s Fish & Chips in Kensington Market has three very good ideas that set it apart. First, a good 85 per cent of the fish they fry in trans-fat-free oil – halibut ($13.27), haddock and cod (both $9.74, all with meaty Russet fries, tartar sauce and creamy coleslaw) – is Ocean Wise-certified. Second, he adds crushed Miss Vickie’s salt-and-vinegar potato chips to his already tasty batter, making the end result remarkably crispy. He also deep-fries dill pickles ($4.87 small/ $9.29 large). Lastly, there’s his vegan, glutenfree poutine ($5.98/$10.62). Two of them, actually, the first featuring those Russet fries in rich mushroom gravy and convincingly cheesy Daiya “cheese,” the second adding mild-mannered veggie chili to the mix. Best guilt-free SD hangover cure in town?

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Gone are the ancient refrigerator cases that took up half of the space – in their place two rows of professional-grade stainless steel tables. El Gordo empanada shop is now half its original size, having made way for a juice bar, and both the pupusa and arepa stalls have improved their presentation. Business is booming for all, even though the minimal seating has been eliminated. Surely, it’s time for Agave to move into bigger standalone digs. “I just want to get through the summer first,” says the enigmatic Alejandri.

joint has been a zoo since launching last December. Sundays are even crazier now that he’s introduced the Breakfast Sammy ($5.95), his already famous roast pork ’n’ crackling on a Portuguese bun now with additional smoked Gouda and an oven-baked egg. Follow him on Twitter for onetime-only pop-up sandwich specials like Lake Erie pickerel, crispy prosciutto and arugula in caper mayo.

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In the eight weeks since Francisco Alejandri’s Agave y Aguacate (214 Augusta, at Baldwin, 647-208-3091, agaveyaguacate.blogspot.com) received a rare NNNNN rating in NOW, the low-rent Mexican take-away in the Market has become a culinary cause célèbre. Subsequent acrossthe-board raves in the dailies have only increased the often long lineups, especially on sunny Saturday or Sunday afternoons. When Alejandri first opened last February, the operators of the other stalls in this ad hoc Latin American food court thought his prices too high: $4.50 for a steak salad? WTF? However, the non-stop parade of gastronauts making a beeline for Agave has made the other four competing stands up their game.

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THE ACORN at the Horseshoe, Thursday, April 28. Rating: NNN The Acorn have a strong sound locked down: rolling dual-percussionist beats, sweet countrified harmonies, atmospheric lead guitar lines and jangly rhythm guitar work. Unfortunately, they stick so close to that formula that what might seem refreshing and original during the first few songs becomes predictable by the last half of a long headlining show. To be fair, the Ottawa indie folkies deserve credit for crafting such an identifiable sound and finessing it into a dependable showcase of their musical strengths. Judging from the number of couples making out in the audience, they’re a great soundtrack for romance, and have enough down-home rootsy flavour for cottage listening. With more musical ideas and less awkward stage patter, they’d also BENJAMIN BOLES be an amazing live band.

GREEN VELVET at Footwork, Saturday, April 30. Rating: NNN Chicago’s Curtis Jones has one of the longest strings of hits in house music, all of which still sound contemporary, including his earliest productions as Cajmere from two decades ago. He’s worked under many names since, but is best known for his flamboyant neonhaired Green Velvet character, who successfully combines industrial, new wave, house, techno and funk influences into giant crossover club hits.

As Green Velvet, Jones also took dance music live performance to another level, commanding the stage like a crazed rock star rather than a DJ. He’s mellowed out in recent years, and turned in a relatively conventional DJ set at Footwork. Sure, he did that old-school trick of using his headphones as a makeshift microphone, and he had no problem keeping the packed dance floor moving. It would’ve been a great set by anyone else’s standards, but was only average BB for Green Velvet.

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May 1. Rating: NNN

Of all the places to hear about a major world event, a psych rock concert has to be the strangest. Australia’s Tame Impala broke the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death to 1,000 Phoenix attendees by jokingly dedicating their next song to him. The band’s drummer later realized their faux pas and apologized, claiming, “We just didn’t want to bring the vibe down.” That seemed a fair ambition considering how their warm riffage, ’verbed-out vocals and stoner-friendly jams created an all-encompassing psychedelic ambience that many in the crowd tried to uphold. The band dipped into slightly gloomier territory with a cover of Massive Attack’s trip-hop classic Angel, but for the most part maintained a light tone. Openers Yuck have been accused of hollowly rehashing early 90s

college rock, but even if their bored demeanour and Sonic Youthesque stage presence were affected, they were also effective. RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

TINIE TEMPAH at Wrongbar, Monday, May 2. Rating: NNN Election results seemed like an afterthought when rising British rap star Tinie Tempah climbed onstage to a revved-up Monday night crowd at Wrongbar. Though the packed house wasn’t exactly going bananas for the warm-up DJ’s conscious 90s UK 2-step jams, the diminutive 22-year-old quickly shifted the mood into frenzy mode when he appeared looking fresh and clean in shades and a printed T. Before long, it was apparent that this was an audience that likes to sing along to all the words. Mixing in beats from crowd-pleasers by Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Chris Brown with his own slick clubhop hits like Frisky, UK chart-topper Pass Out and Swedish House Mafia-produced raver Miami To Ibiza (performed twice), he made it look like a no-brainer. “Honestly, I’m gonna say Toronto has been the best crowd,” he said, a full bottle of Jack Daniel’s raised in one hand. Whether Tinie Tempah can carry a show exclusively with his own material remains to be seen, but for now this Toronto debut proves he’s got the charisma, looks and hooks to keep the dance floor well lubricated. KEVIN RITCHIE

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Toronto Thaw Festival New music fest shines a spotlight on some of the loudest and weirdest independent local bands By RICHARD TRAPUNSKI TORONTO THAW FESTIVAL at various venues, Thursday to Saturday (May 5 to 7). $10 per night. youlookdeath.ly.

For all of Toronto’s many music and art festivals, few focus exclusively on young local talent. That’s something hometown label Telephone Explosion Records hopes to change with its new mini-fest, Toronto Thaw. “Toronto is a big music industry city, probably the biggest in Canada,” says Steve Sidoli, label cofounder and drummer for garage-punk firebrands Teenanger. “That’s why we have NXNE and CMW here, and they’re great festivals. But they don’t feature all-local content.” Though the city is brimming with live venues, the main way for new bands to play in front of a large audience is by opening for more established acts. Toronto Thaw hopes to eliminate that problem. “A lot of amazing young bands haven’t had the chance to build a following yet. We’re hoping the festival will be an easy way for some of them to play to a good crowd.”

Spread over three days at Wrongbar, Duffy’s and the Silver Dollar, vastly different venues that represent three facets of the diverse music scene, the mini-fest offers a full card of top-notch acts (see sidebar), almost all of which formed in the last five years. Much like Telephone Explosion itself, the festival is a grassroots enterprise. Each bill is organized with flow rather than draw in mind, featuring five crossgenre bands and no “headliners.” The door money will be split between the musicians. Despite the DIY ethos and the caricature of Rob Ford ripping his shirt open on the poster, Sidoli claims they’re operating without a political agenda. “We’re not trying to make any sort of grand statement except that it’s a great time to be living in Toronto,” he says. “There are a lot of good bands here, spring is upon us, the dark, desolate period is over, so let’s celebrate, drink some beer and have a good time.” If all goes well, look for Toronto Thaw to become an annual sign of spring. 3 music@nowtoronto.com

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Friday, May 6

HUNDOS, ANAGRAM, LITTLE GIRLS, TEENANGER and YOUNG MOTHER at Duffy’s (1238 Bloor West)

METZ, BISHOP MOROCCO, ACTUAL WATER, TROPICS and RITUALS at the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina)

Must-see: Ell V Gore Brides have bitten the dust, and former frontman Elliott Jones has resurfaced with Ell V Gore, also featuring Tropics drum dynamo Simone TB. Think of it as a more minimalist, claustrophobic counterpoint to his old band’s cacophonous skronk.

Must-see: Teenanger The founders of Toronto Thaw play in Teenanger, and their dirty garage-blues sound is a natural fit for the fest’s underground vibe. They’re currently recording their second LP, Frights, an album that Sidoli calls “more of a pure punk record,” and many of the songs are sure to make their way into the set.

Must-see: Metz The “best band in the city” buzz increases every time Metz play a show in Toronto, but if the noise-rockers ever make good on the growing anticipation for their debut LP, expect the buzz to stretch outside city limits. They’re also the loudest band in town, RT so wear earplugs.

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Joe Pernice might not be a household name, but everyone at his neighbourhood coffee shop greets him with fond familiarity. Pernice, a Massachusetts native who moved to Toronto after marrying former Jale bassist Laura Stein, isn’t just a local character with a caffeine addiction. He’s also a poet, novelist and primary figure in the Pernice Brothers, a band that shed the altcountry skin of his previous Scud Mountain Boys to make some of the smartest pop music around. When we meet, the new homeowner has renovations on his mind. His laptop is covered in dust, and he gets a call from his contractor midinterview. Despite the distractions, he recently found tauRants! time to head into the stuice, genre, dio to record an album be out later this view & that’ll more! year. “I can’t imagine that I would ever stop writing songs or wanting to record,” he muses. “But I’m not making a record every six months, although here I am making a record this year having made one last year. So who knows?”

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With Ell V Gore, Quest for Fire, Anagram, Metz, Bishop Morocco and more Various venues, Thursday to Saturday (May 5-7) See preview, page 36.

JOE PERNICE

Dakota (249 Ossington), Friday (May 6) See preview, page 37.

PETER BJORN & JOHN

Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West) and Sonic Boom (512 Bloor West), Friday (May 6), Free in-store gig and club show by Swedish rockers.

BIG PRIMPIN’

Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Friday (May 6) Extremely popular homo hip-hop institution.

PAUL SIMON

Massey Hall (178 Victoria), Friday (May 6), and at Sound Academy (11 Polson), Saturday (May 7) Two-night stand by American folk-pop icon.

Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Saturday (May 7) See preview, page 44.

LOWEST OF THE LOW, MICK THOMAS & WALLY

Massey Hall (178 Victoria), Saturday (May 7) 20th anniversary of Shakespeare My Butt

KARDINAL OFFISHALL

Yonge-Dundas Square, Saturday (May 7) Free show by Toronto hip-hop ambassador.

SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS

CBC Broadcast Centre (250 Front West), Monday (May 9) Free classic soul party for Stroumboulopoulos’s TV show.

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS

Soundscapes (572 College), Tuesday (May 10) Free in-store show by local urban country heroes.

ALICIA HANSEN, GABE LEVINE

Tranzac Southern Cross (292 Brunswick), Wednesday (May 11) See preview, page 39.

HERE WE GO MAGIC, AROARA

Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Wednesday (May 11) Trippy Brooklyn electro-folk rock band.

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CD release The Great Hall doors 9 pm, $12. RT, SS. May 13.

Guvernment. May 22.

Put Your Heart Into It Benefit For World Vision Queen Elizabeth Theatre doors 7 pm, $25. June 2.

RADIAN, ODRADEK, BILL ORCUTT, CATL, CHARLES GAYLE, DNTEL, TEEBS AND MORE FOLK ROCK

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flair. His two-night stand at Massey Hall won’t feature a loud backing rock band, but you can expect some solo electrified guitar freak-outs. The shows are being recorded for a future concert film, so dress your best. At Massey Hall (178 Victoria), Tuesday and Wednesday (May 10 and 11), doors 7 pm. $89.50-$189.50. LN, RTH, TM.

Summer Courtyard Series Music Gallery $10-$30, festival pass $40. RT, SS, TW. June 3, 4, 9, and 10.

JUNIOR BOYS, CARIBOU (DJ SET), MIRACLE FORTRESS

Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $17.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. June 9.

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Mod Club 7 pm, $25.50. TM, RT, SS. June 22.

The Great Hall doors 8 pm, $18.50. RT, SS, TM. June 24. Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $12.50. HS, RT, SS, TM. June 25. The Garrison doors 8:30 pm, $11.50. RT, SS. June 28.

JENNIFER HUDSON, MIGUEL Sony Centre for the Performing Arts doors 7 pm, $39.50-$89.50. SC, TM. July 12.

JANE BUNNETT, HILARIO DURAN

CD release Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $22.50-$25. HR. July 20.

EDDIE BULLEN, KINGSLEY ETTIENNE

Hugh’s Room 8:30 pm, $35-$40. HR. August 20.

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Glenn Gould Studio 8 pm, $29.50. RTH. October 21.

APRIL WINE

Queen Elizabeth Theatre doors 7 pm, all ages, $39.50. RT, SS, TM. November 5.

How to find a listing

Music listings appear by day, then by genre, then alphabetically by venue. Event names are in italics. See Music Club Index, page 48, for venue address and phone number.

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All listings are free. Send to: music@nowtoronto.com, fax to 416-364-1166 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 5 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/Soul

alleycatz Project Sound. bar italia Upstairs CD release Omar Lunan &

the Chicken & Waffles Band, Mo & Slinky, YShaws (hip-hop/R&B/soul) doors 10 pm. bovine sex clUb Bootleg Glory, Hey Sugar, Rodigo Wilde, DJ Cactus. c’est What A Decade of Sleep (alt-rock/pop) 9 pm. crocodile rock Sonic Playground 10 pm. drake hotel UnderGroUnd Mike Evin, Darelle London doors 8 pm.

Graffiti’s The Turnarounds w/ Allistair Christl & Terra Hazelton 5 to 7 pm. holy oak cafe Lisa Bozikovic (pop) 10 pm. horseshoe Girls Rock Camp fundraiser The Gramercy Riffs, Julie Doiron, Forest City Lovers 9 pm. kool haUs Thirty Seconds To Mars, Anberlin, CB7 doors 7 pm, all ages. lee’s palace White Fire Reed, Die by Remote, Kill Giants, River of Ghosts 9 pm. not My doG The Joyful Sinners (soul/blues/ roots) 9:30 pm. only café Between Sounds, Lorde Awesome (ambient psych) 8 pm. rancho relaxo Cinco De Mayo Rock & Roll Comedy Circus The Stormalongs, Soup Kitchen Line Up and others 8:30 pm. silver dollar Mike Machado, Tandy on Friday, Will Charbonneau, the Noble Truths, PJ Styles. soUnd acadeMy Third Eye Blind doors 8 pm. soUthside Johnny’s Skip Tracer (rock/top 40) 9:30 pm. Winchester kitchen & bar Jumple 10 pm. WronGbar Toronto Thaw Music Festival Quest for Fire, Deloro, Burning Love, Sun RaRaRa, Ell V Gore. See preview, page 36.

Folk/BlueS/countRy/WoRld

aqUila Upstairs Suitcase Sam (blues). aspetta caffe Open Mic Night 7 pm. caMeron hoUse Greg Cockerill (folk rock/ American/roots) 10 pm.

caMeron hoUse back rooM Beth Moore &

cloak & daGGer pUb Darin Yorston (blue-

grass/folk) 10 pm.

dakota tavern Deep Dark Woods, Shuyler Jansen. ñ dave’s... on st clair Uncle Herb’s Open Mic 8:30 pm.

Gladstone hotel Melody bar Rick Fines

(blues) 8:30 pm.

hard rock cafe Blueslink: YouthLink Benefit Jackie Richardson 6 pm. hUGh’s rooM Hemingway Corner – The Songs Of Laurel Canyon 8:30 pm. loU daWG’s Nawlin’s Jazz Night Melodius Trio 9:30 pm. MaGpie cafe Jamboree The Sure Things (country/bluegrass) 10 pm. Monarchs pUb Delta Blues Thursdays Blue Room 9 pm. rivoli CD release Roxanne Potvin, Joshua Cockerill (blues) doors 8 pm. tranzac soUthern cross Bluegrass and Oldtime 7:30 pm. tranzac soUthern cross Laura Leif and Raleigh (indie folk) 10 pm. the Wilson 96 Leon Knight & the Neon Lights (country/roots) 9 pm.

Jazz/claSSical/exPeRimental

blU ristorante & loUnGe Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu Christopher Barton (guitar, vocals) 6:30 pm. blU ristorante & loUnGe Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu Terrance Gowen (piano, vocals) 9 pm.

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Piano PoP

Alicia Hansen

Canada Council grant gives BC singer/ songwriter a needed kick in the pants By BENJAMIN BOLES alicia hansen with Gabe levine at Tranzac Southern Cross (292 Brunswick), Wednesday (May 11). Pwyc. tranzac.org.

When right-wingers complain that Canada Council grants are a waste of taxpayers’ money on art that no one wants, they should consider the case of British Columbia’s Alicia Hansen. Her self-released debut album, Fractography, is a strong collection of off-kilter piano pop that has a real shot at wider success. And it never would have been made without government support. “Nothing was really happening with my music until someone suggested that I apply for a Canada Council grant,” Hansen recalls from her Bowen Island home. “I did and then sort of forgot about it. When I found out I’d received one, it gave me a deadline for the album and the money to make it. It really lit a fire under my ass.” Forced out of the hermit mindset she’d fallen into, Hansen developed a style in which her ethereal voice and classically informed arrangements come together in experimental pop that’s both

listenable and challenging. Her chops are impressive, so it’s no surprise to learn that her background is in classical and jazz, though she’s mostly left those worlds behind. “I was so frustrated with having spent my whole life doing this classical training and still being unable to sit down at the piano and just play something.” That frustration led her to jazz studies that built her improvisation skills, the missing link for many classical players who struggle with composition. Still, she was never completely comfortable with the genre. “I never felt like a jazz musician. I didn’t grow up listening to jazz, so it felt a bit forced. But I loved the harmonic language and the freedom to improvise. I get my classical and jazz fixes in my own music now, and that’s enough for me.” It’s rare to come across a musician so fully formed yet so new to touring and recording. If that’s the kind of gravy that government money can cook up, let’s keep the train moving. 3 benjaminb@nowtoronto.com

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China house CD release Barry Elmes w/ Mike Murley, Pat Collins, Reg Schwager.

ConvoCation hall Jazz Lives Al Jarreau,

Randy Brecker, Karrin Allyson and Joey DeFrancesco 8 pm. Dominion on Queen John T Davis (organist) 5:30 to 8 pm. emmet Ray BaR The John Wayne Swingtet (gypsy jazz) 9 pm.

FouR seasons CentRe FoR the PeRFoRming aRts RiChaRD BRaDshaw amPhitheatRe

Shostakovich & Rachmaninov Rustem Hayroudinoff (piano) noon. gate 403 Dominic Mancus 5-8 pm. gate 403 Roberta Hunt Jazz & Blues Band 9 pm. latinaDa Rojitas (Latin jazz). lula lounge 5 De Mayo Fiesta Quique Escamilla Band, Café Con Pan (son jarocho/jazz/ reggae/funk) 8 pm. metRoPolitan uniteD ChuRCh Noon At Met Susan Spier, Senan Whelan (violin, piano) 12:15 pm. olD mill inn home smith BaR John Sherwood (solo piano) 7:30 pm. la PeRla 5 De Mayo Celebration (Latin jazz). RePosaDo The Reposadists Quartet (Gypsybop jazz). Rex Kevin Quain 6:30 pm. Rex Jamie Reynolds Trio 9:30 pm. Roy thomson hall Finland’s Finest Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Karita Mattila, Anssi Karttunen (soprano, cello) 8 pm. somewheRe theRe stuDio c_LR Allison Cameron, Germaine Liu, Rampersaud 8 pm. ten Feet tall Jam Brendan Davis Trio (acoustic jam) 8 pm. tRane stuDio Sundar & the Avataar Ensemble 8 pm.

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

Cheval Cinco De Mayo 4 Korners (house/hiphop/club anthems).

Clinton’s Disorder DJs 4EST, Peachy Keen

doors 9:30 pm.

gooDhanDy’s Ladyplus.com Party DJ T Klinck doors 8 pm.5

the ossington More Times (hip-hop/soul/R&B). PaRts & laBouR Parkdale Ting #001 PHO (Bonjay DJ set) (reggae/dancehall/ ñ hip-hop) 10 pm.

Friday, May 6 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/souL

alleyCatz Lady Kane 9:30 pm. aQuila uPstaiRs The Ground Floor (R&B). BaR italia Shugga (funk) 9:30 pm. Bovine sex CluB Buddy Black, High Too Society, Noble Rogues, DJ Vania. C’est what Alaniaris (surf art) 9:30 pm.

CouRthouse Rockin’ The Courthouse: Lawyers Feed The Hungry Program Motion Denied, Hung Jury, the Loopholes, the Margins and others (five lawyer bands) 8 pm. Dakota taveRn Joe Pernice doors 7 pm. See preview, page 37. Dakota taveRn Lucas Stagg (acoustic roots/ rock) 10 pm. DoRa keogh The Mashmen (pop/rock). DRake hotel unDeRgRounD CD launch party Whosarmy, Lauren Malyon, Stephanie Bosch doors 8 pm. DuFFy’s taveRn Toronto Thaw Music Festival Hundo’s, Anagram, Little Girls, Teenanger, Young Mother. See preview, page 36. gRaFFiti’s Rockin’ For Sick Kids Hospital Paul Martin (classic covers) 5 to 7 pm. gRaFFiti’s The Stone Sparrows, Amorak 8 pm. hoRseshoe Innoke Eratti, Skag Barons, Maladies of Adam Stokes, One Divided, Witch Ever 9:15 pm. hugh’s Room The Nylons 8:30 pm. lee’s PalaCe Peter Bjorn & John, Bachelorette doors 9 pm.

ñmassey hall Paul Simon 8 pm. ñmoD CluB CD release party Ninja Funk Orchestra, Torro Torro (electronic) 10 pm. ñ monaRChs PuB Groovestone (rock) 7 pm. PeRiDot Performers Unite For Japan: Benefit

For Canadian Red Cross’s Japan Tsunami Relief 7:30 pm. Phoenix ConCeRt theatRe Besharam Sutra’s 7th Anniversary Special Raghav, DJ Amita, DJ K-Square (R&B/reggae) 9 pm. RanCho Relaxo Formalists, Human Bodies, Seoul & the Spirit Oak doors 9 pm. Rivoli The Jitters (80s pop band). RoCkPile Famous Underground, Diemonds all ages. sCallywags Music For Impact! Fundraiser For Women In Developing Countries Man Vs Fire 8 pm. 751 Whatevs JD Steve Rock (90s hip-hop/ gangsta rap). silveR DollaR Eamon McRath, the DPRS, Goodnight Webcam, the Skeletones Four. sneaky Dee’s Lovely Killbots.

ñ soniC Boom In Store Performance Peter Bjorn & John 7 pm. ñ sounD aCaDemy Protest the Hero, Maylee

and the Sons of Disaster, Tesseract (rock) doors 8 pm, all ages. southsiDe Johnny’s Freedom Train (rock/ top 40) 10 pm. tattoo RoCk PaRlouR Two Crown Kings, the Archives, the Rescue 9 pm. unDeRgRounD gaRage The Beggars.

FoLk/BLues/countRy/WoRLD

asPetta CaFFe Bron, Babette, Steve Kovacs,

the Writers Society (folk/alt rock) 7 pm. CaDillaC lounge The Weber Brothers. CameRon house David Celia (folk/rock) 6 pm. CameRon house Kayla Howran 10 pm. CameRon house BaCk Room Alyson McNamara.

Dominion on Queen The Swingin’ Blackjacks (blues).

eton house Keyframes (country/rock/blue-

grass) 9 pm. gate 403 Fraser Melvin Blues Band (blues) 9 pm. glaDstone hotel meloDy BaR World Concert Series Anastasio & Zalang Band, DJ Apollo (music from Equatorial Guinea) 7 pm, all ages. gRaCe ChuRCh on-the-hill Come To The Ceilidh! A Celebration Of Song And Dance Upper Canada Choiristers 8 pm. highway 61 southeRn BaRBeQue Dylan Wickens & the Little Naturals (blues) 8 to 11 pm. lamBaDina Showcase Fridays & Open Mic: Canadian Headliners. lou Dawg’s It’s Gotta Groove Friday Jeff Eager (acoustic) 10 pm. PJ o’BRiens iRish PuB Paul & Aideen (Celtic & contemporary music) 9:30 pm. RoC n DoC’s Jerome Godboo 10 pm. tRanzaC southeRn CRoss Stacey McLeod 7:30 pm. tRanzaC southeRn CRoss Pat LePoidevin, Dog Is Blue 10 pm.

Jazz/cLassicaL/exPeRiMentaL

Blu RistoRante & lounge Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu John Campbell (piano, singer) 7:30 pm. Dave’s... on st ClaiR Freshly Ground Jazz Quartette 9:30 pm. galleRy 345 The Art Of The Piano Duo Xenia Pestova, Pascal Meyer 8 pm. gate 403 James Brown Jazz Duo 5-8 pm. latinaDa Laura Fernandez & Don Naduriak (Latin jazz). lula lounge Alithea Cameron (jazz) 8 pm. meaDowvale theatRe An Evening With Donovan Locke Toronto All-Star Big Band 8 pm. musiC galleRy On The Trail Of Kaija Saariaho Carla Huhtanen, Aiyun Huang, Rachel Mercer, Marion Newman, Camille Watts (Finnish composer) doors 7 pm. olD mill inn Fridays To Sing About! Zoe Chilco, Norman Amadio, John Deehan, Ron Johnston 7:30 pm. Quotes Fridays At Five Bob DeAngelis (clarinetist) 5 to 8 pm. RePosaDo The Reposadists (Gypsy-bop jazz). Rex Hogtown Syncopators 4 pm. Rex The Maisies 6:30 pm. Rex Buckaloose 9:45 pm. RoBeRt mClaughlin galleRy First Fridays Gordon Monahan, DJ Efsharp (sound installation/electronic) doors 7 pm.

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Where is Echo Beach? The available options for a 4,000person concert space in Toronto are slim, especially if you want to be outdoors. So we met news of Molson Amphitheatre’s new sister venue, Echo Beach, with considerable curiosity (and some reservations). Nothing’s built yet, and when we explored the area, there wasn’t much to see other than tents and volleyball courts (see photo above) for the corporate functions the land was previously used for. This is what we’ve learned from a conversation with Brian Kehoe of Live Nation, which will run Echo Beach in cooperation with Ontario Place. Drinkers will be isolated from underage concertgoers. Live Nation promises that the licensed areas will have good views of the stage, though, so hopefully you won’t have to choose between beer and bands. We’re cautiously optimistic. Shows will go on even if it rains. But there’s no plan to provide shelter for the audience. Let’s assume they’ll allow umbrellas.

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Royal ConseRvatoRy oF musiC koeRneR hall Frankenstein!! Daniel Handler, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony 8 pm.

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Attractors 8 pm. tRanzaC The Foolish Things (jazz) 5 pm. tRinity st. Paul’s ChuRCh Songs Of The Celestial Sirens The Toronto Consort 8 pm. wateRFalls The Jim Heineman Trio (jazz) 6:30 pm.

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annex wReCkRoom House Party Fridays (top 40/mashups/90s mixes) 10 pm.

BlonDies Scissors Fawn Big Canoe, Sokes,

Miss Michie (house). BunDa lounge Uptown Fridays DJ T-Ace, DJ Fresh (Caribbean/hip-hop/reggae). BunDa lounge Funkété Lucie Tic, Estilo Bakanchido, Uladat doors 10 pm. Clinton’s Girl & Boy 90s Dance Party (90s pop/dance/rock/hip-hop) 10 pm. ComFoRt inn meRmaiD lounge Latin Fridays DJ Gene (merengue/salsa/bachata/rumba/ cumbia/cha cha) 9 pm. DRake hotel unDeRgRounD Turntables In Technicolor DJ Woody, DJ Dopey, DJ Numeric, Ted Dancin’ doors 11 pm. DRake hotel lounge DJ Your Boy Brian doors 10 pm. emmet Ray BaR Back ‘A’ Yard DJs Pie & Mash (reggae) 10 pm. Fly Rocket! DJ Sumation 10 pm.5 FootwoRk Luv This City The Junkies, Addy Anthony D’Amico, Baby Joel doors 10 pm. gooDhanDy’s Dirty Sexy Party DJ FoxxTrot doors 10 pm.5 holy oak CaFe Videogospel Projection with DJ 10 pm. insomnia Funkn’ Fresh Fridays DJ Red Turtle (house/breaks). levaCk BloCk BaCk Room DJ Jerk Chicken (old skool) 10 pm. levaCk BloCk DJ Rad McCool (hip-hop) 10 pm. li’ly Future Fridaze: Take Off DJ Kymm D, Tom Deep, Judith LSDJ, Rajiv Alfaroo, Alex Pertuz (deep & tech house) doors 10:30 pm. lula lounge Ladies Night Friday Salsa Sonido Cubano, DJ Jimmy Suave (salsa) 10 pm. maRgRet (alt) NIGHT DJ Dislexia.5 motel J’Adore Festival Andrew Awesome, Empy, Betti Forde 10 pm. the ossington Vanishing Point.

Because of their close proximity, Echo Beach and the Molson Amphitheatre will avoid holding simultaneous shows. There would be too much noise bleeding between the venues, says Kehoe. However the possibility of using Echo Beach as a secondary stage for festivals is being considered. Can we expect only Live Nation shows at Echo Beach? Nope. The land is owned by Ontario Place, and the company is open to renting the space, as it does for the Molson Amphitheatre, to outside promoters. TTC users will still have to take that long walk through the CNE grounds to get there. But there’s plenty of parking, assuming your driver isn’t drinking. Who knows, maybe in a few decades Ford’s magic subway will have a stop nearby? All concerts and events will end at 11 pm. Even though Echo Beach is far from any residential neighbourhood, Toronto ain’t the city that never sleeps, don’t you know?

the PainteD laDy DJ Phantastik & Honey B Hind (hip-hop/reggae/old school) 10 pm. PaRts & laBouR STD – Stew & Tim Dance DJs Innez da Future & Isosceles (open format) 10 pm. la PeRla Eclectic City DJ Noloves (funk). the Piston Neat Neat Neat (Brit pop/ shoegaze/punk/new wave) 10 pm. the PoRt Walm-Art DJs The Dirty Frenchman & Plan B (hip-hop/electro/dancehall/B-more/ bass). Rivoli Pool lounge DJ Stu (rock/old school/ Brit/electro/classics/retro). salvaDoR DaRling J’adore Festival Benjamin Boles, Adenture House 10 pm. the savoy J’adore Festival DJ NaNa, DJ L’oqenz, Soul Proprietor 10 pm. suPeRmaRket Rollin’ & Scratchin’ Open Format Dance Party Jr Flo, the Makeover (Jeremy Glenn & Rodd Skimmins), Rollin’ & Scratchin’ DJs (doors 10 pm). tattoo RoCk PaRlouR Play Fridays DJ Dwight (alterna/retro/electro) 10 pm. this is lonDon Morgan Page. woo’s lounge Heart.Of.The.City DJs J-Class & Kariz (hip-hop/R&B/reggae/old school) doors 10:30 pm. wRongBaR Big Primpin: Excuse Me Miss DJs Kevin Ritchie, Phil V, Craig Dominic (hip-hop for homos) doors 10 pm.5

ñ ñ

Saturday, May 7 PoP/Rock/HiP-HoP/souL

alleyCatz Ascencion (R&B/soul/funk). BaR italia Al Webster 10 pm. Bovine sex CluB Spitfist Invasions, Wonderjunk, Lucky 6’s, DJ Ian Blurton.

CameRon house BaCk Room Rock-A-Billy

Shake-Up! The Tiger Sharks, the Hank Gordon Express, DJ Rockin’ Dave Faris doors 9 pm. CameRon house Rattlesnake Choir 6 pm. Dakota taveRn Ride the Tiger (60s & 70s soul/Motown/stax/R&B) 10 pm.

dominion on QUeen Ronnie Hayward (rock-

Gallery 345 Mini-uet The Toy Piano Ensem

draKe Hotel UnderGroUnd CD release Reb

Gate 403 Jason Gwartz Jazz Band noon-3 pm. Gate 403 Bill Heffernan 5-8 pm. Gate 403 The VanDelays 9 pm. Heliconian Hall The Birthday Series: Peter

abilly) 3 to 7 pm.

ekah Higgs, Brian Borcherdt, Kite Hill doors 7:30 pm. el mocamBo Fake Problems, Into It/Over It, Laura Stevenson & the Cans, Northcote (punk rock) doors 9 pm. el mocamBo Upstairs For The Children: Beads For Beds Benefit for orphanage in Kenya Free man Dre and the Kitchen Party, Lemon Bucket Orkestra doors 8:30 pm. Graffiti’s Dany Laj ‘n the Looks, Dani Nash 4 to 7 pm. HorsesHoe 10 Year Anniversary Reunion Gig The 3Tards, Butch Haller, Bruiser Brody, Unbelievers doors 9 pm. See preview, page 44. lee’s palace Bad Manners (ska) doors 9 pm. massey Hall Shakespeare My Butt 20th Anniversary Lowest of the Low, Mick Thomas & Wally doors 7:15 pm, all ages. mod clUB KO, Daniel Wesley, Rebel Emer gency doors 7 pm, all ages.

ñ ñ

mUsic Gallery Baby Dee. ñ only café Friends For Life Fundraiser Com-

munity Jam.

rancHo relaxo David Hustler & the Trust worth, Raleigh, nejar.

rex Danny Marks noon. rivoli Eclectic Minds VIII Ashley Martinez,

Funksway, StolenOwners, the Fyarhorns & the Brigade, DJ Shai doors 9 pm. silver dollar Toronto Thaw Music Festival Metz, Bishop Morocco, Actual Water, Tropics, Rituals 9 pm. See preview, page 36. soUnd academy Paul Simon doors 7 pm. soUtHside JoHnny’s Rainey & the Clutch (rock/top 40) 10 pm. sportster’s Nicola Vaughan (pop rock) 10 pm. yonGe-dUndas sQUare Kardinal Offishall 6 pm.

ñ ñ ñ

FoLk/BLues/country/WorLD

aQUila Upstairs Trish and the Divas (blues/

R&B).

aspetta caffe Max Armstrong, Michael Red den, Dan Dwoskin & the Twenty Sevens, Sta cey Kaniuk (acoustic/folk rock/) 7 pm. Bread & circUs Friendlyness & the Human Rights, Riddim Riders (roots/reggae) 10 pm. cadillac loUnGe Cadillac Ranch Country Matinee 4 pm. cadillac loUnGe The Weber Brothers 10 pm. dave’s... on st clair Blues Medicine (blues/ rock) 9:30 pm. dora KeoGH Michael Brennan Band (country/rock). eton HoUse Spring Fling The Broad Belly Band (country) 4 to 7 & 9 pm to 1 am. Gladstone Hotel melody Bar Country Saturdays Leon Knight & the Neon Lights (country/roots) 7 pm. GloBal KinGdom ministries Rhema Mar vanne, Tenore: the Christian Tenors & Toron to Mass Choir 7 pm. Holy oaK cafe Bluegrass & Bourbon 3 pm. HUGH’s room Bob Dylan Tribute Paul James, Kevin Breit, Katherine Wheatley, Ariana Gil lis, Treasa Levasseur, Harlan Pepper and others 8:30 pm. tHe local Mr Rick & the Biscuits (country). loU daWG’s Nicole Christian & Alfie Smith (blues/roots) 9:30 pm. la perla New R (salsa/merengue). pJ o’Briens irisH pUB Paul & Aideen (Celtic & contemporary music) 9:30 pm. reBas café Open Mic 1 to 4 pm. tranzac Jamzac 3 pm. tranzac soUtHern cross Keith Shiner and the Shiitake Project 10 pm. WilloWdale pentecostal cHUrcH Gospelfest 16 U of T Gospel Choir, Keisha & Kwaun, Soul Influence doors 7 pm.

Jazz/cLassicaL/experiMentaL

artscape WycHWood Barns naisa space Deep Wireless Festival Of Radio &

ñ Transmission Art: Jane’s Walk Soundscape

Concert, A Translocal Performance 2 pm. BlU ristorante & loUnGe Acoustic & Jazz Sentiments @ Blu Christopher Barton (guitar, vocals) 7:30 pm. Boiler HoUse Bill McBirnie & the Louis Simao Trio 7 pm. c’est WHat Del Dako (jazz) 3 pm. cHalKers pUB Bonnie Brett Trio 6 to 9 pm. dominion on QUeen Michael Schatte & his Band 9 pm.

ble, the Junction Keyboard Collective 8 pm.

Tchaikovsky 7:30 pm.

Hope United cHUrcH Saints & Sinners Cante

mus Singers 7:30 pm. latinada Onelvis Fernandez (Cuban jazz). linUx caffe Toz (Antonio G Piretti) 9:30 pm. livinG arts centre Hammerson Hall Arabian Nights Mississauga Symphony Orchestra 8 pm. livinG arts centre Hammerson Hall Carpet Of Dreams The Mississauga Symphony, Shiraz Ensemble members, Chamber Music Society Of Mississauga members 1 pm. old mill inn Piano Masters Ron Davis, Mike Downes, Carmen Intorre 7:30 pm. rex The Jazz Navigators 3:30 pm. rex Sara Dell 7 pm. rex CD release David French 9:45 pm. roy tHomson Hall Finland’s Finest Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Karita Mattila, Anssi Karttunen (soprano, cello) 8 pm.

royal conservatory of mUsic Koerner Hall Adrienne Pieczonka, Brian Zeger 8 pm. rUnnymede United cHUrcH Genius Of The

MEAGHAN SMITH SATURDAY JULY 2 THE RIVOLI

ON SALE SATURDAY

MORGAN CAMERON ROSS

WEDNESDAY JUNE 1

THE RIVOLI

Wood: benefit for Fred Victor’s Bethlehem United Shelter Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir, the Emperor String Quartet 8 pm. st patricK’s catHolic cHUrcH Handel: Coronation Anthems P.M. Tallis Choir (classical) 7:30 pm. trane stUdio A Brown-Trane Project Gruv asylum 8 pm. trinity st. paUl’s cHUrcH Songs Of The Celestial Sirens The Toronto Consort 8 pm.

KO, DANIEL WESLEY and

Dance Music/DJ/Lounge

THE MOD CLUB ALL AGES

annex WrecKroom See You Saturdays! 10 pm.

aUGUsta HoUse Reality Bytes DJs 4est, Lindz rox, Jrox, DJ Peach Keen (90s music). tHe central Enlightened Interdependence & Open Mic & Slam Nik Beat, Madison Shadwell 7 pm. clinton’s Shake, Rattle & Roll Bangs & Blush (Motown/Britpop). draKe Hotel UnderGroUnd The One Off, Pou pon, Tudor, Goldngrams, Kage doors 11 pm. draKe Hotel loUnGe Membersonly DJs doors 10 pm. emmet ray Bar DJ Sawtay (soul/hip-hop) 10 pm. fly DJ Shawn Riker, DJ Josh Karmin 10 pm.5 footWorK Marco Lys & Jed Harper doors 10 pm. fox & firKin Uptown Anthems DJ NV (hiphop/funk/soul/Motown/mashups) 10 pm. GoodHandy’s Northbound Fetish Party DJ Jimi Lamort doors 9 pm.5 GUvernment Yoji. Holy oaK cafe Get It Got It Good 10 pm.5 levacK BlocK BacK room DJs Dougie Boom & Teezdale 10 pm. levacK BlocK DJ Jerk Chicken (ol skool) 10 pm. live toronto Live Life Saturdays DJ Couture, DJ Jedi (top 40/house/mashup) 10 pm. lUla loUnGe Salsa Saturday Ricky Franco, DJ Jimmy Suave (salsa) 10 pm. maGpie cafe Pop Galore (pop/rock) 10 pm. tHe ossinGton Friendship DJ Hi Mom (post hip-hop/cold punk/disco dance). tHe painted lady DJ Salazar (funk/soul/hiphop/R&R) 10 pm. parts & laBoUr Space Pussy: Deep Space 69 DJs Lillie & Jilly (punk/funk/disco/hip-hop) 10 pm. tHe piston Standards DJ Davy Love 10 pm. revival Solid Garage 13 Year Anniversary DJs Aki, Jason Palma, Dave Camp bell, Gene King, Jason Ulrich, Mike Cordeiro, Groove Institute residents (garage house) 10 pm. rivoli pool loUnGe DJ Osum (disco/electro/ funk). sneaKy dee’s Shake A Tail (60s pop & soul) 11 pm. tHe social Faktory Damian Lazarus.

sUpermarKet Do Right Saturdays! DJs Fase, John Kong, MC Abdminal. sUtra The Bridge DJ Triplet (ol’ skool hip-hop). tattoo rocK parloUr main room Tattoo Saturdays DJ Trevor (dance rock) 10 pm. tattoo rocK parloUr loUnGe DJ Stu (retro 80s & 90s) 10 pm. WincHester KitcHen & Bar DJ Shine.

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THIS SATURDAY

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WEDNESDAY MAY 11

TECH N9NE

W/ KRIZZ KALIKO & THE SCALE BREAKERS

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THURSDAY MAY 12

FACE TO FACE W/ STRUNG OUT & THE ARTISTS LIFE

THE PHOENIX ALL AGES FRIDAY MAY 13

HUNTER VALENTINE W/ SICK OF SARAH & LUCAS FROM THE CLIKS

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HORSESHOE TAVERN SATURDAY MAY 14

ARCHITECTS

W/ DEAD & DIVINE, FALL CITY FALL, COUNTERPARTS

THE MOD CLUB ALL AGES SATURDAY MAY 21

CAKE

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thursday may 12 sound academy

monday may 30 the phoenix

intimate front room only configUration daptone records • brooKlyn • dUal horn sections • Uber hip soUl & blUes

sharon with

Black joe lewis & the honeybears $25.00

advance & $32.00 advance viP

sat june 4 @ lee’s palace - $18.50 adv

the soundtrack

of our lives swedish union carbide Prod Post Punk who-ish anthemic mod rock

monday june 20 @ sneaky dee’s - $26.00 adv • all-ages • 6:00pm

titLe fight

touche amore & the menzingers

satUrday may 7 fake massey hall probLems el mocambo | $11.50 advance

with Laura stevenson into it/over it & northcote

st. albans, UK • xl recordings $ 20.00 advance

zoe jones keating & the dap kings

saturday may 7

a n evening with

electro cellist extraordinaire

saturday june 4 great hall - $20.00 advance

okkervil

river

w/ TiTus Andronicus & FuTure islAnds

FridAy

June 10 the Phoenix

8:00pm ~ $18.50 advance ~ 19+

thursday june 9 @ the phoenix $ 17.50

advance • 8:00pm • hamilton on • domino

junior

boys

caribou (dJ set) & miracLe fortress

shakespeare my butt 20th anniversary

wed june 15 tUes june 14 the phoenix

with

$ 29.50 advance athens, ga • southern rock gods

mod clUb

$17.50 advance • 8:00pm doors • 19+

drive by the

truckers antlers

girl talk jaga with

with

thurs june 30

tuesday august 2 oPera house

the beauties LittLe scream the phoenix

$ 20.00 advance • 8:00pm doors • 19+

saturday july 9 sound academy

all ages • doors 8:00pm

$ 30.00 ga & $ 40.00 vip advance

may 5-11 2011 NOW

new york • slumberland

$ 16.50 advance • 8:00pm doors • 19+

mick thomas & wally from aUstralia’s

weddings parties anything 8:00pm show — $ 29.50 - $ 49.50 advance @ ticketmaster.ca • 1-855-985-5000 • massey hall

friday july 22

sound academy

ska punk

reel big fish

the pains streetlight of being jazzist pure at heart manifesto $ 23.50

advance • all-ages • 6:30pm

advance ticketS @ ticketmaster.ca or 1-855-985-5000 • HorSeSHoe Front Bar • SoundScapeS • rotate tHiS friday may 6 @ the dakota • $20.00 advance

tHurSday may 5 | $ 12.00

girlS rock camp FundraiSer

grammercy riffs Julie doiron kat burns Saturday may 7 | $8.00 adv t.o. punk rock FaveS 10th anniverSary reunion!

3tards

Butch haller Bruiser Brody unBelievers monday may 9 | no cover shoeless mondays

Friday may 6 | $7.00

innoke eratti Skag BaronS MaladieS of adaM StokeS one divided Witch ever tueSday may 10

the apollo effect topanga affinity

10:50

Breaching vista 10:00 Joel Battle travis caine & Palace of the end the lasting effect

Joe pernice sunday

may 29 Lee’s Palace |

15.00 adv

SuB pop pernice BrotHer’S alt country

monday may 30 lee’s palace • $13.50 advance

this will the radio dept. destroy you

with

WedneSday june 1 @ lee’S palace $ 1 3.50

advance • portland / Seattle / nyc • yep roc

the BaseBall

friday june 3 & Saturday june 4

project jonny drake underground | $20.50 adv

steve Wynn, scott mccaughey, mike mills pinch hitting for peter buck

WedneSday

June 1

Horseshoe tavern $

11.50 advance • party rock

feat. norman Blake of teenage fancluB & euros childs of gorky’s Zygotic mynci

quintron

Sunday june 5 lee’S palace

Saturday June 11 HorSeSHoe tavern |

$13.50

advance

gruff

& miss pussycat

tueSday june 14 lee’S palace

tHurSday may 5 | $6.00

white fire reed die by remote kill giants river of ghosts Saturday may 14

thao & rhys david blake here tune Bazan mirah We go Wed may 11 | $13.50 adv

$15 advance + $ 1 charity fee • 8:00pm • 19+

tHurS may 12 | $15 adv

brooklyn Secretly canadian indie rock

$13.50 advance

super Furry animals • Full band • Hotel shampoo tour

magic yards

$13.50 advance • eric bachman

Sold out!

peter bjorn & john bacHelorette

Saturday may 7 | $20.00 advance • 9:00pm • 19+

Sunday july 3

horSeShoe tavern

james

Fri may 6 | Sold out!

ex pedro the lion

Bad

WitH

prince perry & frankie foo

crooked the wooden MannerS hey ocean fingers birds hunter dinoSaur aroara (bss members)

Buke and gaSS pat jordache

Fri may 13 | $12.50 adv

Sat may 14 | $10.50 adv

toronto alt rock & roll

dine alone recordS indie rockerS

valentine Bones Sick of Sarah bear hands luke of the clikS darcys + seas

Saturday June 25

Sunday july 10

HorSeSHoe tavern | $12.50 advance

drake underground | $12.00 adv

BuSter BloodveSSel’S legendary uk 80’s Ska

WedneSday

July 6

lee’S palace

$ 18.50 adv • World electro Dance

tHurSday may 12 | $17.50 adv neW york fat poSSum americana

Sunday july 10

urge

$10.00 advance • new york • 4ad

horSeShoe tavern $15.50 advance

horSeShoe tavern

WedneSday july 13 lee’S palace $16.50 advance • indie psych folk

gang kurt vile Badjoeyastronaut & the violators gang cape lagWagon overkill dance WoodS jaSon iSBell may 10 john vanderslice steve rawles

WedneSday may 18 | $17.50 adv — W/ jon snodgrass

Feat.

Sunday

no cover!

90’s alt rock

may 22 — $14.50 advance

tueSday

ex-drive by truckers

WedneSday may 25 - $12.50 adv

tHurSday may 26 - $13.50 adv

damon & johnny naomi flynn ex galaxy 500

amor de dias (the clientele) & the sussex wit

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

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

the drake - $13.50 adv

tueSday

may 24

el mocambo - $11.00 adv

SHovelS & rope

Cheap speakers avery Island breaking lakes

monday may 16 | $11.50 adv vaudeville punk rock

tueSday may 17 | $18.50 adv japanese link Wray - ramones

the Weirdies

W/ cheaptime

omar souleyman the felice

thurSday july 7

Saturday may 14 - Sneaky dee’S • $8.50 adv

Friday may 13 | $7.00 door

brothers

World inferno friendshiP society WedneSday may 18

guitar wolf tHurS may 26 | $17.50 adv

stornaway crystal stilts the ex man

monday may 30

ex-belvedere

Sun may 22 @ Sneaky dee’S | $13.50 adv

sat june 11 @ El Mocambo | $10.00 advance

Saturday june 11

wildbirds allo darlin’ alela & peacedrums crystal stilts diane the rivoli — $12.00 advance

drake underground | $20.00 advance

Sun may 22 @ Sneaky dee’S | $13.50 adv

WitH yellow ostrich

austra man tHurS may 19 | $10.50 adv

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

leespalace.com

529 bloor Street WeSt / bathurSt NOW may 5-11 2011

clubs&concerts œcontinued from page 41

Sunday, May 8 POP/ROCK/HIP-HOP/SOUL

AIR CANADA CENTRE Rammstein doors 7 pm. CADILLAC LOUNGE Whiskey Jack 4 pm. CAMERON HOUSE Jay Pollock 6 pm. CAMERON HOUSE Kevin Quain & the Mad Bastards 9 pm. ñ C’EST WHAT Lamburger (retro rock) 9 pm.

CHALKERS PUB Sunday Rock ‘N Blues Jam & Open Stage 2 to 6 pm. DAKOTA TAVERN Jeffery Lewis & Wayne Petti 8 to 10 pm. DAVE’S... ON ST CLAIR John Campbell (pop/ jazz) 6 pm. DC MUSIC THEATRE Free For All Sundays Piece Of Mind doors 3 pm, all ages. DOMINION ON QUEEN Rockabilly Brunch 11 am to 3 pm. DRAKE HOTEL UNDERGROUND Mother’s Love Jesse Labelle (brunch concert) 10:30 am & 1:30 pm. GRAFFITI’S Blackmetal Brunch 11 am to 4 pm. GRAFFITI’S Michael Brennan 4 to 7 pm. HARD ROCK CAFE Mother’s Day Breast Brunch: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Benefit Dane Hartsell (soul) 10:30 am to 1 pm.

tHuRsDAY MAY 5tH Art BAr: 7pM - 11pM "the humAn LAndscApe" Bruce Zinger Opening ReceptiOn FRee gLAdstone gALLery: 7pM - 10pM contAct 2011 - exposed Opening ReceptiOn FRee 3rd FLoor: 7pM - 10pM "re-construction (gLAdstone)" mArtie gieFert Opening ReceptiOn FRee 4th FLoor: 7pM - 10pM "the WeeKend" isABeL m. mArtineZ Opening ReceptiOn FRee meLody BAr: 8pM - 11pM tOROntO Blues sOciety pResents ricK Fines FRee FRIDAY MAY 6tH gLAdstone gALLery: 6pM - 11:30pM Deep FunDRaiseR ghostWALK creeK $30 meLody BAr: 7pM - 10pM glaDstOne WORlD pResents AnAstAsio & ZALAng FRee meLody BAr: 10pM - 2AM KArAoKe w/ peteR stYles | FRee sAtuRDAY MAY 7tH meLody BAr: 7pM - 10pM Mill st. cOuntRy satuRDays pResents Leon Knight & the neon Lights FRee meLody BAr: 10pM - 2AM KArAoKe w/ peteR stYles | FRee sunDAY MAY 8tH meLody BAr: 5pM - 8pM Mill st. BluegRass sunDays pResents White squirreL sinners FRee MOnDAY MAY 9tH meLody BAr: 7pM - 12AM BOOtstRappin' digitAL-stArtup netWorKing event FRee ARt BAR: 8pM - 10pM Beans & WieneRs comedy night FRee tuesDAY MAY 10tH BALLroom: 7pM - 10pM tinaRs pResents "he sAid WhAt?" victoriA ZAcKheim $5, FRee w/ BOOk puRcH. meLody BAr: 8pM - 11pM Woo hoo! classic siMpsOns tRivia night FRee weDnesDAY MAY 11tH meLody BAr: 9:30pM - 12AM gRanny BOOts pResents 88 dAys oF Fortune FRee

MOD CLUB Cavalera Conspiracy, Lazarus A.D. doors 7 pm, all ages. ORBIT ROOM Horshack (rock/blues) 10:30 pm.

FOLK/BLUES/COUNTRY/WORLD

AQUILA UPSTAIRS The Sunday Junction The

New Mynah Birds, Crazy Legs Bill Beaumont 4:30 pm. ASPETTA CAFFE Black Mink, Hot Little Trio, Ange Alero (acoustic/jazz/alt rock) 3 to 6 pm. BEIT ZATOUN CD release William Beauvais (Rumi stories w/ Ariel Balevi) 3 pm. DAKOTA TAVERN Bluegrass Brunch 11 am to 3 pm.

DAKOTA TAVERN The Beauties 10 pm. ñ DUFFY’S TAVERN Ken Yoshioka (blues) 9:30 pm.

GATE 403 Havana Blues Trio 9 pm-midnight. GLADSTONE HOTEL MELODY BAR Bluegrass Sat-

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make the decision whether or not to write and record another album.” Despite a decade’s worth of outrageousness, the 3tards have also raised over $10,000 for breast cancer awareness in the process. Unfortunately, their last fundraiser, a 2009 gig in Oshawa, didn’t turn out so well. “The cops shut us down about four songs in, citing noise complaints,” says Romanelli, still heated. “They could’ve stepped back and let us finish our set. Everyone was waiting in the rain. “Basically, fuck the cops in Oshawa. I would love to do something there again just to raise the money we didn’t get a chance to.” At the Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Saturday (May 7), doors 9 pm. $8$10. HS, RT, SS. ANDREW RENNIE

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drAke hotel underground John Vander slice, Huddle (indie rock) doors 8 pm.

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dAkotA tAvern Wayne Petti & the Thieves 10 pm.

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Ringrose, Elephant Shoes, Erin Bolton and others 8 pm. supermArket Wednesdays Go Pop! Matt Alber, Big Wheel & the Spokes, Poor Young Things, Thundermonks doors 8 pm. trAnzAC southern Cross Alicia Han sen, Gabe Levine 10 pm. See preview, page 39.

insomniA Soulful Tuesday DJay. reposAdo Alien Radio Gord C. 751 SK8 & Destroy DJ Dan Arget (skater rock

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gAte 403 Joshua Goodman Jazz Band 5-8 pm. gAte 403 Hannah Burgé Duo 9 pm. the loCAl Make Out Wednesdays The Ron

Leary Quintet. lulA lounge Romero House Fundraiser Eliana Cuevas, Jeremy Ledbetter (Latin jazz) 8 pm. metropolitAn united ChurCh Quaternity The Orpheus Choir, Chorus Niagara, Talisker Players, Alana Bridgewater 7:30 pm. mezzettA George Sawa, Suzanne Meyers 9 pm. nAWlins JAzz BAr The Jim Heineman Jazz Trio 7 pm. only CAfé Jazz Response Unit (jazz trio) 8 pm. rex Jesse Barksdale Trio 6:30 pm. rex PJ Perry & Kevin Dean Quartet 9:30 pm.

riChmond hill Centre for the performing Arts Nguyên Lê (jazz guitar) 8 pm. toronto Centre for the Arts george Weston reCitAl hAll Opera Week Celebration Concert 8 pm.

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an impressive start. But there are certainly no weak links here. Top track: Follow The Leader Sloan stop at Mod Club on June 22. JASON KELLER

disc of the week

ñJENNIFER CASTLE

Castlemusic (Flemish Eye) Rating: NNNNN Listening to Jennifer Castle’s new record is like sitting across from her at a small table and immediately engaging with her in an intense conversation. The Toronto musician has an uncanny ability to write folk-oriented songs that are at once direct and confessional. On the surface they’re ethereal and pretty, but an undeniable darkness runs beneath. Lyrically, she shifts from tranquil straightforwardness to a profound sort of melancholy in the course of a few words. Just 30 minutes long, Castlemusic demands repeated listens. It’s less sparse than 2008’s You Can’t Take Anyone but forgoes none of that album’s stark intimacy. Castle deserves a place alongside Canada’s great, unique singer/songwriters – the Jonis and the Neils. Top track: Remembering Jennifer Castle plays the Horseshoe on May 19. KEVIN HEGGE

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So Beautiful Or So What (Hear) Rating: NNNN It wasn’t that long ago that hipsters sneered at Paul Simon for cultural appropriation, but after a decade of buzz bands borrowing liberally from African pop, he’s long overdue for a reassessment. For one thing, his approach to cross-cultural collaboration is much more defensible than Vampire Weekend’s blatant imitation. And while Simon never seemed particularly cool in his younger years, the production on So Beautiful Or So What is often as adventurous as anything coming out of the underground. It’s tempting to see this as a comeback, but Simon’s late-period albums have all enjoyed critical praise even if they haven’t always been big sellers. However, there is something especially poignant and inspired about his 12th studio album. He moves effortlessly between gospel influences, rockabilly references, African and Indian touches, intimate folk pop and even techno, tying it all together with spiritual and political themes that neatly avoid heavy-handedness. He’s said this is his best work in 20 years, and we agree. Top track: Love Is Eternal Sacred Light Paul Simon plays Massey Hall Friday (May 6) and Sound Academy Saturday (May 7). BENJAMIN BOLES

SASQUATCH PROM DATE A Chilling End

Pop/Rock

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Songs Of Man (Outside) Rating: When One Hundred Dollars recorded their first album, Forest Of Tears, they had only been playing together for six weeks. Now a well-practised, beefed-up six-piece, they bring a new confidence to their distinct brand of urban country. Though it’s very much in the country tradition, Songs Of Man is a surprisingly diverse listen. Paul Mortimer, moved from bass to lead guitar, brings extra oomph to Waiting On Another and Black Gold, while the sparser Aaron’s Song proves they’re just as adept at stripped-back acoustic numbers that let Simone Schmidt’s strong, twangy vocals do most of the work. The diversity makes sense, considering that the band works within the story-song tradition. Each song was written from a different character’s perspective and given its own day of recording. But despite being clearly country, One Hundred Dollars avoid cheatin’-hearts and cowboyboots posturing, instead focusing on contemporary issues and situations. Top track: Black Gold One Hundred Dollars play Soundscapes Tuesday (May 10) and the Great Hall May 13. RICHARD TRAPUNSKI

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Was I The Wave? (Secret City) Rating: NNNN Critics are worrying that fans of Montreal’s Miracle Fortress, aka Graham Van Pelt, will be left cold by his sophomore album due to its minimalism, the steeliness of its synths and drum machine snaps and claps, and its melancholy air. While it’s true that Was I The Wave? is no booming party-starter, it’s hard to deny its emotion and beauty. Van Pelt was apparently going through things during its making, including mourning the suicide of David Foster Wallace, and the profoundly introspective result reflects that. Three cheers for an artist guided by his feelings rather than his career plan.

It’s not like warmth doesn’t find its way through, especially during the second half. His light falsetto, which recalls Chad VanGaalen, is consistently pretty and soaring, and his pop melodies and vocal harmonies are nothing short of glorious. Even the synths give way to soft fingerpicked guitars on gorgeous final tune Until. Top track: Miscalculations Miracle Fortress plays the Phoenix June 9 with Junior Boys. CARLA GILLIS

SLOAN The Double Cross (Outside

Music) Rating: NNNN It’s hard to believe nearly 20 years have passed since Sloan hit the airwaves with Underwhelmed, off their debut disc Smeared, and immediately became the coolest rock band in Canada. Some highs and lows in the alt-90s, one contract-killing fake breakup and 10 studio records later, The Double Cross, a slyly titled nod to their anniversary, returns to the songwriting style not of their beloved first two records, but of the equally strong One Chord, Navy and Bridges era. And, as with every Sloan record, you’re made to feel like you’re choosing favourites – as in are you more into singlesmaker Patrick Pentland and his Stonesy groove on Unkind or do you prefer Jay Ferguson’s sensitive and heartfelt Green Gardens, Cold Montreal? Maybe you’re a deep Sloan fan and prefer Andrew Scott’s Eddie Money impression on Traces. Me, I’m a Chris Murphy guy, and the killer lead track, Follow The Leader, gets the album off to

To A High School Romance (independent) Rating: NNN Admit it, you’re at least a bit curious about what a rockabilly band from the Yukon sounds like. Despite the goofy name and wacky costumes, Sasquatch Prom Date are actually fairly traditional and don’t feel the need to throw a bunch of distorted punk rock guitars into the mix to keep the energy level up. However, they’re not completely invested in sounding authentic either, so you won’t mistake this for something recorded back in the 50s. Their live show has a good reputation, and this recording captures that immediacy. In some ways, though, they’re a bit too fun for their own good. You just can’t take this kind of kitsch very seriously, and it doesn’t help that every line sounds like it’s delivered with a wink. Thankfully, they’re a lot less jokey than the vast majority of sci-fi rockabilly acts and come a lot closer to getting the feel and sound right. Top track: Red Hot Sasquatch Prom Date rock Mitzi’s Sister May 14. BB

in their videos, they certainly don’t sound like them. As the mic is passed, rapid-fire pop culture references pile up: Crocs, the Lambada, André Leon Talley, Troll 2, sheep-shearing. The production has an equally deranged energy, combining grimy drum loops, funky synths and noisy reverb into a non-stop party. It’s that classic Beastie Boys sound, and a reminder why they’ve set the gold standard for posse rap. Top track: Lee Majors Come Again KEVIN RITCHIE

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Voice From The Lake (Scratch) Rating: NNNN Shuyler Jansen has evolved since his days with well-loved Edmonton alt-country outfit Old Reliable, a fact hammered home with electric guitars, synths and big drums in the first three songs on his third solo album. The recording also sees Jansen move from Steve Dawson’s rootsy Black Hen label to Vancouver’s heavier Scratch. Production team JC/DC (the New Pornographers) weave their magic throughout, showing off their knack for radioready power pop on songs like Kill January and Totally Anonymous. But the album’s

dark heart takes you on a nuanced journey to a familiar place filled with Jansen’s baritone guitar and guitarist Paul Rigby’s work. If It’s Meant To Be soars with string arrangements by Amritha Vaz, piano by Ford Pier and backup vocals by the Deep Dark Woods; Wedding Band sounds like a Go-Betweens song; and distortion, percussion and violin mingle on Falcons Wing (Hellhounds Return). Top track: If It’s Meant To Be Shuyler Jansen plays the Dakota Tavern tonight (Thursday, May 5). SARAH GREENE

ROXANNE POTVIN Play (Black Hen)

Rating: NNN The last time I saw Roxanne Potvin, she was winding down after a tight blues- and R&B-infused set at Wakefield’s Black Sheep Inn, drinking beer with her band and singing her way through the Beatles catalogue. The Juno-nominated bilingual singer/ songwriter, now based in Montreal, has turned her back on the blues and struck out in a new, you guessed it, pop/rock direction on her fourth album. Potvin sounds more youthful now that she’s shed her genre-specific vibe, and the songs have a flavour of easy experimentation. Produced by Black Hen’s Steve Dawson, Play kicks off with organ and understated talk-singing – like acoustic Sheryl Crow or Liz Phair. What follows is a mixed bag: fanciful lyrics on Coral Reef Fishes and the dreamy Seashells, a great French freak-out on Dis-Moi Que Tu M’Aimes, a less convincing rant called Pretty Girls and a quirky cover of I’m Too Sexy. You Told Me and Born To Win are lovely low-key roots-pop. Top track: You Told Me Roxanne Potvin plays the Rivoli tonight (Thursday, May 5). SG 3

Hip-hop

ñBEASTIE BOYS

Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (Capitol) Rating: NNNN Beastie Boys’ eighth album is a rap record without sonic equal in 2011. It arrives like a time capsule of the squelching funk, hardcore distortion and furious lyrical one-upmanship heard in the early 90s. Like their best albums, it’s bursting with energy and self-confidence but utterly devoid of self-importance. Though the Brooklyn trio may look like the geriatric characters they used to play

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more online nowtoronto.com/stage Audio clips from interviews with KEN MacKENZIE and the women of PUSH • Interview with THE POST OFFICE’S JOHN VAN BUREK • Scenes on HAROLD AWARDS, FRINGE CREATION LAB • and more Fully searchable listings with venue maps nowtoronto.com/stage/listings

THEATRE PREVIEW

Double the fun Soulpepper gives props to talented actor/designer By JON KAPLAN DOUBLE BILL: (RE)BIRTH: E.E. CUMMINGS IN SONG and WINDOW ON TORONTO, created and performed by the company, Window directed by László Marton. Presented by Soulpepper at the Young Centre (55 Mill). Previews through Saturday (May 7), opens Monday (May 9) and runs in rep through June 18. $28-$65. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca.

usually it’s the writer who’s credited with the ideas for a play. In the case of the Soulpepper Academy’s double bill of (re)Birth: E.E. Cummings In Song and Window On Toronto, it’s more accurate to acknowledge the company’s wardrobe department and the performers’ inventive improv skills. The cummings piece began as an Academy exercise presented as a cabaret, with music direction by Mike Ross, while Window had a workshop-style development with visiting director László Marton. “For both, the development was based in part on what we could steal from wardrobe and props without their minding or noticing,” says designer/performer Ken MacKenzie, a member of the Academy for the past two years. “So often, people working in indie theatre go to their garages to find the elements of a production; here, we had a treasure trove to work with, racks and racks of clothing.” In the case of re(Birth), the musical skills of the troupe also come to the forefront. Everyone in the company plays some sort of instrument to bring cummings’s melodic, rhythmic verse to life. “We each began by rooting through the poetry and coming in with something we thought worth developing; could we then create, as everyone picked up an instrument, a line of music, a bridge or a chorus that suited the material?” While it was a treat for MacKenzie to return to the French horn, which he hadn’t played since high school, he admits that music isn’t his strong suit. So when one cummings poem struck him, he turned to a different medium to inspire the group. “I found a beautiful video of an aquarium that connected in my head with the poem, and everyone else jammed musically on that.” The process was just as imaginative for Window, which offers a view of our multicultural city through the window of a hot dog cart in Nathan Phillips Square. The actors kept pulling costumes from racks and inventing characters for director Marton. The result was some 50 hours of improvised material.

“We each play about 30 characters, which is exhausting, though a lot of fun,” says MacKenzie, whose other Soulpepper designs include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Oh What A Lovely War. “What holds it together is the yearning and sometimes the loneliness of these people. It’s mostly fast-paced, reflecting the harried texture of life in the city, but at times it has a kind of magic realism – Fellini moments in which time is suspended.” Credited as production designer for the collectively created double bill, MacKenzie calls what he’s done “curating the design, to make sure the production is contained and controlled.” He designed lighting for both shows, which in the case of re(Birth) involves work lights rather than traditional sources of theatrical illumination. Though this production marks the last time the current Academy will Designer/ work together as a group, performer MacKenzie will be around Ken MacKenzie Soulpepper for a while. had a big hand in both parts of He recently became a Double Bill. resident artist at the Young Centre. But his two years in the Academy will stay with him.“You don’t often see in Toronto an ensemble that gets to work together for years. It was a time of bonding and trusting your partners, of giving and generosity, learning and growing through project after project.” 3 jonkap@nowtoronto.com

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Opening AESOP’S IMPROVISED FABLES (Bad Dog Theatre

Company). Classic fables are transformed in this family show. Opens May 7 and runs to May 28, Sat 4 pm. $10. 918 Bathurst Centre, 918 Bathurst. baddogtheatre.com. AGOKWE by Waawaate Fobister (Buddies in Bad Times Theatre). Two teenage boys from neighbouring reservations fall in love in this solo show. Opens May 5 and runs to May 15, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2:30 pm. $19$33, Sun pwyc. 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, buddiesinbadtimes.com. BLOOD BUDS by Anika Johnson and Barbara Johnston (The Performing Arts Collective). Unsettling details emerge as four friends come together following an apparent suicide in this dark musical. May 6-7 at 8 pm. $20, stu $15.

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Terry Tweed (left), Vivien EndicottDouglas, Sophie Goulet and Liisa Repo-Martell navigate these crowded Forests.

THEATRE REVIEW

Tangled roots FORESTS by Wajdi Mouawad, translated by Linda Gaboriau, directed by Richard Rose (Tarragon, 30 Bridgman). Runs to May 29. $10-$46. 416-531-1827. See Continuing, page 54. Rating: NNN

In many ways, Wajdi Mouawad’s Forests resembles the playwright’s bestknown work, Incendies (or Scorched, in its English translation), which was adapted last year into an Oscarnominat-ed film. There’s a child’s investigation into a mother’s past, a vast temporal and geographical canvas, the theme of twins, and a central mystery that has the weight of a Greek drama. But where Scorched featured characters with a clear goal leading to an inexorable end, Forests – the third in a four-part cycle that includes the earlier work – meanders and confuses with its tangled timelines and stories. That’s a shame, because there’s lots of brilliance on display in this Tarragon production. Helped by paleontologist Douglas (R.H. Thomson), morose 16-year-old Loup (Vivien Endicott-Douglas) grudgingly begins digging into the history of her mother, Aimée (Jan Alexandra Smith), whose mysterious illness gave Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. thepacollective.com. THE BOOK OF LIZ/THE SANDILAND DIARIES by Amy and David Sedaris (Ghost Light Projects). A nun ventures into a big city and a man works as a store elf in this double bill. Opens May 7 and runs to May 15, Thu-Sun 7 & 9 pm. $25$30. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975-8555, ghostlightprojects.com. THE CEMETERY CLUB by Ivan Menchell (Encore Entertainment). Jewish widows meet at a cemetery to gossip and reminisce. Opens May 5 and runs to May 15, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm. $28-$30. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge. 416-872-1111, encoreshows.com. CROOKBACK: AN ADAPTATION OF RICHARD III by Tim Welham (Beacon Theatre). This solo show goes into the mind of the famous Shakespearean villain. Opens May 5 and runs to May 15,

NNN = Recommended, memorable scenes

her surreal visions before she died after childbirth. Forests’ opening is magnificent – many of the play’s themes are announced boldly, and director Richard Rose effectively stages scenes within scenes, a recurring technique that generates lots of theatrical tension. There’s a problem once we get to Loup’s quest, however. It doesn’t feel sufficiently set up – nor does her burgeoning friendship with Douglas make much sense. So it’s hard to really care about what happens as they sit at desks, make phone calls or visit relatives and friends, gradually uncovering six generations of Loup’s family. Basically, Forests is a very long episode of the CBC family tree series Who Do You Think You Are? Rose and his fine design team distinguish the time periods nicely, carefully using lighting and even rain to capture significant moments. Some scenes stand out, particularly one in a cemetery filled with bodies laid out, and another set in a forest that blurs the line between history and fairy tale. It’s hard to keep track of the various generations, though, and Mouawad’s poetic language often makes things more difficult to follow. But the cast, most of whom play three or four characters, is generally up to the challenge. Dmitry Chepovetsky, Matthew Edison, Sophie Goulet, Brandon McGibbon, Alon Nashman and Liisa RepoMartell each have powerful moments in a play that’s not quite equal to the GLENN SUMI sum of its parts. Thu-Sun 8 pm. $15. Unit 102 Theatre, 46 Noble. beacon.theatre.company@gmail.com. DOUBLE BILL (Soulpepper). The Academy presents (re)Birth: E.E. Cummings In Song and Lab Series creation Window On Toronto (see story, this page). Previews to May 8. Opens May 9 and runs to Jun 18, see website for schedule. $28-$65. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill. 416-866-8666, soulpepper.ca. FESTIVAL OF IDEAS AND CREATION (Canadian Stage). This development festival features talks, workshops and readings and workshop performances of cross-disciplinary works by Weyni Mengesha, Jordan Tannahill, Moynan King, Yvonne Ng, Liza Balkan and others. Opens May 9 and runs to May 21, see website for details and schedule. Most events

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COMEDY PREVIEW

Mom’s the word

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Show milks laughs from motherhood By GLENN SUMI PUSH... ONE MOTHER OF A SHOW written by the company, directed by Linda Kash, with Fiona Carver, Sarah Carver, Precious Chong and Erin Keaney. At the Tarragon Extra Space (30 Bridgman), to May 8, Thursday-Sunday 8 pm, matinee Sunday 2:30 pm. $25. 416-531-1827.

forget about flowers or chocolates. If you’re looking for a Mother’s Day prezzie that’ll put a smile on her face this weekend, give her a PUSH. That’s the name of the sketch show created by five of the funniest women in the city. It came out of their own experiences of motherhood, so there’s plenty of relatable material: parents who change their kid’s diaper in front of everyone; moms who forget how to talk to adults because they’re used to babblespeak; and multi-tasking women who are tired of breastfeeding and... hey, I don’t want to give away the joke. “We embellish things and take them to the next level,” says Fiona

Carver, “but we’ve lived through them all.” In fact, the four performers, who developed the show with director Linda Kash, are surprised there isn’t more comedy out there directed at mothers. “Moms generally decide where they spend the family money, what shows and movies they’re going to see,” says Erin Keaney, from the CTV sketch series Comedy Inc. Keaney came up with the idea for collaborating after hanging out with twins Fiona and Sarah Carver and their collective broods at a community centre in the east end. “There are a lot of educated, sassy and savvy mothers out there,” says Sarah, who with her sister was in the all-female troupe the Atomic Fireballs. “Motherhood is a scramble, and it’s good to see others scramble, too.” Some of their best sketches can – excuse the pun – push the boundaries of genteel taste. One involves poo and a baguette, while the show’s high-

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COMEDY ON THE DANFORTH Timothy’s World News Café presents improv with Athletic Robot. 9 pm. Pwyc. 320 Danforth. 416-4612668, comedyonthedanforth.com. THE DYKES OF HAZARD VARIETY HOUR Flying Beaver Pubaret presents sketch, stand-up, dance and burlesque by Kristen Becker and the troupe. To May 7, Fri-Sat 8 pm. $10-$15. 488 Parliament. 647-347-6567, brownpapertickets.com/event/174049. PUSH... ONE MOTHER OF A SHOW See Thu 5.

Erin Keaney (left), Precious Chong, Fiona Carver and Sarah Carver PUSH it good.

energy musical closer – a hit wherever they perform it – takes the term “muffin top” to a new level. Audiences tend to be 65 to 70 per cent women, they point out, but men are getting in on the laughs, too. “Guys are more involved in parenting now,” says Precious Chong, whose solo sketch show Zdenka Now! was a Fringe hit several years ago. “The whole ‘I don’t do diapers’ atti-

tude doesn’t exist any more,” says Fiona Carver. “Yup,” adds Keaney. “Now they know about breast bumps, chapped nipples, butt cream.” “Butt cream?” says Sarah Carver. “Hey, speak for yourself.” 3

THE SAL FELDMAN & SANDY FRIGGINELLI SHOW Underground Comedy Club preñ sents Nathan Macintosh, Marcel St. Pierre, the

TOKE & JOKE Village Vapor Lounge presents a weekly show w/ host Dred Lee. 7:30 pm. $5. 66 Wellesley E. 416-972-9500. TOMMY TIERNAN Just For Laughs presents the Irish stand-up comic in a live show. 7 pm. $35.50. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. 416-872-1111, ticketmaster.ca. YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN See Thu 5. YUK YUK’S VAUGHAN presents Trevor Boris. To May 7, Fri 9 pm, Sat 7:30 & 9:45 pm. $20. 70 Interchange Way. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com. YUK YUK’S WEST presents Dylan Mandlsohn. To May 7, Fri-Sat 9 pm. $20. 5165 Dixie, Mississauga. 416-967-6425, yukyuks.com.

Sue’s, Poetik Justice, Alex Pavone, Jeff Dansen and others. 9 pm. $12-$15. 670 Queen E. 416732-7761. SEX WITH JEREMY Comedy Bar presents the Jeremy Birrell Show and Sex T-Rex. Doors 10:30 pm. $5. 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. THIS PARTY’S A RIOT! See Thu 5.

THIS TOUR HAS 22 CITIES... THE ROAD TO MAJUMDER MANOR Westbeth Enter-

tainment and David Hart Productions Inc present Shaun Majumder in a live stand-up show. To May 7, Fri-Sat 8 pm. $49.50. Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge. ticketmaster.ca.

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2010/11 Season

Tuesday, May 10th, 6 –10 pm: Festival Launch with Jazz diva, Sharron Mcleod in a performance tribute to Abbey Lincoln, a Reverse Auction, cocktails, and more. Wednesday 11th, 6:30 –10 pm: Rita Deverell’s solo showing of Smoked Glass Ceiling, plus an artist chat and screening of ‘ﬁlmsy’ shorts! Thursday 12th, 8 –10 pm @ Canstage Rehearsal Studio: A demo/discourse on cross-discipline performance, in collaboration with New Ideas Festival. Friday 13th, 8 –10:30 pm: FrancOmen Sistahz Speaking Frankly: Comedy melee with Rhoma Spencer, Naomi Abiola & Glenda Rose Layne from Tobago! Tickets $25. Saturday 14 th, Noon – midnite: rock. paper.10: Stories, Drumming/Music, a dance off, drag party: a little rock.paper. sistahz for everyone. ALL FREE. Sunday 15th, Noon–7 pm: Uth - A Day Experience with performances, displays, food, ideas by young people in collaboration with reConnexion Artists. FREE ADMISSION. Monday 16th, 6–9 pm: hair.Art.photo Park: A reception/launch of artwork done on hair, photos, mixed media and the young women of AfroChic.

Friday 20th, 8– midnite: Festival Wrap party with live music guests, dancing, Dj, tasty wets, food & cash bar!

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10:45 pm, Sun 8 pm. $10-$15. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. DISORDER The Queer Social presents music and comedy w/ Brock & McGill plus DJs. Doors 9:30 pm. $5. Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W. 416-535-9541. LATE NIGHT CABARET Second City presents a variety show with an adults-only edge w/ Angola Murdoch, host Reid Janisse and others. 11 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011. PUSH... ONE MOTHER OF A SHOW Tarragon Theatre presents an all-female show about modern motherhood (see story, this page). Runs to May 8, Thu-Sun 8 pm, mat Sun 2:30 pm. $25. 30 Bridgman. 416-531-1827, tarragontheatre.com. THIS PARTY’S A RIOT! Second City’s latest sketch revue doesn’t consistently live up to that title, but there are plenty of laughs. Highlights include savage takes on greedy baby boomers, pretentious yoga instructors and an awkward threesome, with Adam Cawley and Kris Siddiqi standing out amongst the hardworking cast. The writing needs sharpening, but the ballsy, improv-based finale – if it works – will generate lots of post-show buzz. Wed-Sat 8 pm (plus Sat late show 10:30 pm), Sun 7 pm. $24-$29, stu $15. 51 Mercer. 416343-0011, secondcity.com. NNN (GS) YUK YUK’S DOWNTOWN presents Terry McGurrin. To May 8, Thu-Sun 8 pm (and Fri-Sat 10:30 pm). $12-$22. 224 Richmond W. 416967-6425, yukyuks.com.

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Thumb Theatre). A teen is torn between loyalty to a bullying friend and the safety of others in this drama for ages 12 and up. Previews May 11. Opens May 12 and runs to May 19, call or see website for schedule. $15-$20. Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People, 165 Front E. 416-862-2222, lktyp.ca.

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From story-driven musicals (Theatre 20). The musical theatre concert series kicks off with performances by Louise Pitre, Colm Wilkinson, Sharron Matthews, Yvan Pednault and others. May 9 at 8 pm. $59-$69. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge. 416-872-1212, theatre20.com. suddenly mommy! by Anne Marie Scheffler (Perfectly Norma Productions). Scheffler performs her solo comedy about motherhood. May 7 at 8 pm. $20-$25. Black Swan, 154 Danforth. suddenlymommy.com.

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DiLallo and Ben Morss (Vital Theatre/Hit Entertainment). Angelina and her friends dance to get a lead role. Runs to May 29, Sat 1:30 pm, Sun 11 am. $29.50-$49.50. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington. 416-642-8973. ariadne auF naxos by Richard Strauss (Canadian Opera Company). Strauss’s opera-within-an-opera is performed in German (see review, page 53). Runs to May 29: May 12, 18, 21 and 27 at 7:30 pm, May 15 and 29 at 2 pm. $62-$281. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-3638231, coc.ca. nnnn (JK) billy elliot the musical by Lee Hall and Elton John (Mirvish). One of the best new musicals of the millennium, Billy Elliot is based on the 2000 film about a working-class boy whose dreams of becoming a ballet dancer are set against the grim reality of his 1984 northern England mining community. The characters are richly detailed, the conflicts believable and complex, and the dialogue raw, crudely funny and uncompromising. The songs, while not exactly hummable, serve the story and characters, and the performances (four boys alternate in the demanding lead role) grounded and deeply felt. Bring tissues. Runs to Sep 3, Tue-Sat 7:30 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 1:30

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Stage). Space cadets need not get excited. The titular cosmonaut is only a symbolic framing device for a slow-moving, mostly terrestrial drama about mundane broken relationships. Accent issues and unearned pomp plague this lengthy slog. Runs to May 14, Mon-Sat 8 pm, mats Wed 1:30 pm, Sat 2 pm. $22-$99. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front E. 416-368-3110, canadianstage.com. n (Jordan Bimm) edward the ‘crazy man’ by Emil Sher (Work-

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pm. $36-$130. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. nnnnn (GS) brown balls by Byron Abalos (fu-GEN). Three men disguised as Bruce Lee, Charlie Chan and Fu Manchu tackle Asian male stereotypes. Runs to May 15, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm, May 6 gala from 6 pm. $10$26, gala $50. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst, Studio. 416-504-9971, fu-gen.org. bullet For adolF by Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman (Children at Play Productions/ Starvox Entertainment). Harrelson and his real-life friend Hyman’s script centres on buddies working on a construction site in 1983 Houston. Several funny one-liners help pass the time, and the writers toy with hot-button issues like race and sex, but at this point the production feels more like a workshop than a finished show. Runs to May 7, Thu-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm. $32 stu/srs $18 (uofttix.ca). Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House Circle. 416978-8849, bulletforadolf.com. nn (GS) calendar Girls by Tim Firth (Mirvish/Manitoba Theatre Centre). When one member of a British Women’s Institute group loses her husband, her friends create a fundraising calendar featuring nude photos of themselves. The script veers toward sentimentality and often paints two-dimensional characters, but the performers – including Fiona Reid, Fiona Highet and Barbara Gordon – do their best to make us care about the women. Runs to May 28, Tue-Sat 8 pm, mats Sat-Sun and Wed 2 pm. $30-$94. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King W. 416-872-1212, mirvish.com. nnn (JK) cinderella (la cenerentola) by Gioacchino Rossini (Canadian Opera Company). Rossini’s operatic, tune-filled version of the Cinderella story has no fairy-tale magic but retains its happy ending. Elisabeth DeShong could use more personality in the title role, but her voice is gloriously acrobatic. And she has a prince of a tenor in Lawrence Brownlee, whose honeyed voice makes you wish Rossini had written more solos for the role. Runs to May 25: May 10, 13, 19 and 25 at 7:30 pm, May 22 at 2 pm, May 7 at 4:30 pm. $62-$281. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen W. 416-363-8231, coc.ca. nnn (JK)

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I n Ariadne Auf Naxos, composer Rich ard Strauss has it both ways: he sends up classical opera and singers while writing one of the most luscioussounding operas of the 20th century. Happily, the Canadian Opera Com pany production delivers most of the comedy and the high notes. The show begins backstage in a private theatre where a rich patron has commissioned both an opera and a commedia dell’arte production; at the last minute, he demands that the two run simultaneously. The prologue is largely comedy, Strauss and director Neil Armfield sending up divas of all sorts. The opera itself, much of it high-minded and richly scored, includes well-observed satire on romance and human pretentiousness. Working with talented singing actors, Armfield captures the characters’ emotional depth while avoiding anything heavy-handed. We’re privy to

Lauren Segal (left), Richard Margison, Alice Coote and Teiya Kasahara score big.

their backstage intrigues, especially those involving the enchanting Zerbinetta (Jane Archibald), who seduces the Composer (the excellent Alice Coote) so cleverly that we’re not sure whether it’s an act or true infatuation. The second half, the Ariadne story, is properly lush, notably in the person of Ariadne (Amber Wagner, stepping in for an ailing Adrianne Pie czonka), who carries over the character of the snobbish soprano from the prologue but sings with an impressively big, vibrant sound. Archibald shines, too, in her quicksilver aria, written in an intentionally different style from the

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Spanish Dance Company presents a funder for its 30th anniversary season, featuring live flamenco music and dance by Enrique and Roula Said, food and wine. May 7 at 7 pm. $80-$90. Vintage One Wines, 4896 Dundas W. 416-595-5753, flamencos.net. INtERIOR WIth mOvINg FIgURES Peggy Baker Dance Projects presents four contemporary works being performed simultaneously in different galleries. Opens May 11 and runs to May 18, Wed 7 pm, SatSun 2 pm. Free w/ admission (Wed free). Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas W. peggybakerdance.com.

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Theatre presents a student showcase featuring works by Julia Sasso, Christopher House, William Yong, Sasha Ivanochko and others. Opens May 5 and runs to May 14, Wed-Sat 8 pm (May 11 gala at 7:30 pm). $19, stu/srs $15; gala $50. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. 416-967-6887, schooloftdt.org.

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Anandam Dancetheatre presents a combination of aerial arts and dance, choreographed by Brandy Leary. Preview May 5. Opening May 6, both shows 8:30 pm. $20$30, stu/srs $15-$20, standing room $10. Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor W. 416-2041082, anandam.ca.

formal opera’s soaring, romantic lines. John Easterlin, Peter Barrett, Michael Uloth and Christopher Enns as the commedia actors are also fine. As Bacchus, the opera’s romantic hero, Rich ard Margison is sometimes taxed in his high notes but embodies Strauss’s Wagnerian-style hero, especially in his final duet with Ariadne. Conductor Andrew Davis puts the cherry on this production by conducting a warm, sumptuous reading of the score, making this COC production musically and dramatically one JON KAPLAN of the season’s best. thE PROcESS REvEALED: PARIS/tORONtO PROJEct Toronto Dance Theatre preñ sents discussion and excerpts from the up-

coming works by French choreographers Alban Richard and Emmanuelle Vo-Dinh. May 9 at 7 pm. Free. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester. 416-967-1365, tdt.org. RANDA KAmEL Little Egypt and Hannan’s Belly Dance Studio present Kamel, Zahra Zuhair and Maja as part of a belly dance weekend. May 6-8, see website for schedule. Evening shows $25-$90; workshops extra. Lithuanian House, 1573 Bloor W. littleegypt. com/toronto.htm.

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Saturday, May 7 Absolute Comedy See Thu 5. tHe Absolutely PosItIVely ComPletely mAde uP sHoW Second City presents interactive,

family-friendly improv and sketch. 11 am. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. beeRPRoV Jim Robinson presents and hosts a short form improv competition. 10 pm. $10. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. comedybar.ca. blACK sWAN Comedy presents an Improv Drop-In workshop w/ Ralph MacLeod. 6 pm. $5. The Ladder, competitive entertainment. 10 pm. $10. Black Swan, 154 Danforth. 416-9035388, ralph@blackswancomedy.com. tHe dyKes of HAzARd VARIety HouR See Fri 6. PusH... oNe motHeR of A sHoW See Thu 5. tHeAtResPoRts Bad Dog Theatre presents fast and furious improv matches. 8 pm. $12, stu $10. Comedy Bar, baddogtheatre.com. tHIs PARty’s A RIot! See Thu 5.

tHIs touR HAs 22 CItIes... tHe RoAd to mAjumdeR mANoR See Fri 6. yuK yuK’s doWNtoWN See Thu 5. yuK yuK’s VAugHAN See Fri 6. yuK yuK’s West See Fri 6.

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Rob Mailloux, host Kris Bonaparte and others. 9 pm. Free. 596 College. 416-539-8890. lAugH sAbbAtH presents Talent Show! w/ Mike Balazo, Pat Thornton, Glenn Macaulay, Tim Gilbert, Si Murphy, host James Hartnett and others. Doors 8:30 pm. $5. Rivoli, 332 Queen W. laughsabbath.com. PusH... oNe motHeR of A sHoW See Thu 5. suNdAy NIgHt lIVe The Sketchersons present show. 9:30 pm. $8. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thesketchersons.com. tHIs PARty’s A RIot! See Thu 5. XXX eRotIC Comedy NIgHt Zanzibar Tavern presents a show w/ host Fast Eddie Bizarria. 8:30 pm. Free. 359 Yonge. 647-831-4975. yuK yuK’s doWNtoWN See Thu 5.

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Monday, May 9 Alt.Comedy louNge Rivoli presents Eddie Della Siepe, Eric Andrews, Marco ñ Bernardi, Tim Gilbert, Virginia Cowan, Anto

Chan, MC Trixx and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. altdotcomedylounge.com. beANs ANd WIeNeRs Gladstone Hotel presents a comedy show. 8 pm. Free. 1214 Queen W, Art Bar. gladstonehotel.com. blACK sWAN Comedy presents the Monday Improv Jam. 8 pm. The Improv Gong Show. 10 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth. 416903-5388, ralph@blackswancomedy.com. tHe fAmous & HeINous sHoW Pour Boy Pub presents a weekly open mic. 10:30 pm. Free. 666 Manning. 647-343-7969, pourboy.ca. ImPeRIAl Comedy Imperial Pub presents weekly Pro/Am comics w/ host Eric Bud. 9:30 pm. Pwyc. 54 Dundas E. imperialcomedy.com. NeW fACes 2011 Humber College School of Comedy presents the graduating class of the Comedy Writing & Performance program w/ Andrea Martin. 8 pm. $12. Second City, 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. $#*! my mAyoR sAys Second City presents current-events comedy about T.O. 8 pm. $12. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011, secondcity.com. tHe soAPs The National Theatre of the World presents a weekly improvised soap opera. 9 pm. Pwyc. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. thenationaltheatreoftheworld.com.

Tuesday, May 10 blACK sWAN Comedy presents Shaken And Stirred – Scars Revenge. 8 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd floor. 416-903-5388, ralph@blackswancomedy.com.

Bread & Circus presents a comedy benefit to support cancer research. 8:30 pm. $15. 299 Augusta. 416-336-3399, breadandcircus.ca. ImPAtIeNt tHeAtRe Co presents improv by its students. 7 pm. Free. Harold Night. 8 pm. $5. The Incubator, up and coming improv teams. 9:30 pm. $5. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. 416238-7337, impatient.ca. ImPRoV All-stARs Second City presents a fast-paced, completely improvised weekly show. 8 pm. $20. 51 Mercer. 416-343-0011. sKetCHComedylouNge Rivoli presents The Headline Series w/ Frenzy, Michael Balazo, Newsdesk with Ron Sparks, Reverse Oreo, Adam Christie and others. 9 pm. Pwyc. 332 Queen W. sketchcomedylounge.com.

One of the most evenly acted and smoothly directed shows to hit Canadian Stage…”

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– J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail

Absolute Comedy presents Pro-Am Night w/

Rick Currie, Barry Taylor, Bruce Wrighte, Chris Scian, Jeff Paul, Vida Zukauskas, host Daniel Tirado and others. 8:30 pm. $6. 2335 Yonge. 416-486-7700, absolutecomedy.ca. tHe CARNegIe HAll sHoW The National Theatre of the World presents a weekly variety show. 9 pm. Pwyc. Bread & Circus, 299 Augusta. thecarnegiehallshow.com. CoRKtoWN Comedy Betty’s presents an open mic w/ Helder Brum, Matt Costaris, Ryan Long, host Brian Coughlin and others. 9 pm. Free. 240 King E. corktowncomedy.com. dj demeRs presents a weekly show w/ guests. 9 pm. $5. Underground Comedy Club, 670 Queen E. djdemers.com. tHe dooR PRIze sHoW Zelda’s presents a weekly talent contest w/ host Vicki Licks. 8:30 pm. Pwyc. 692 Yonge, upstairs. zeldas.ca. ImPAtIeNt tHeAtRe Co presents improv by its students. 6:30 pm. Free. House Party, scenes by ITC teams. 8 pm. $10. Munchausen, rapidfire improv based on true stories. 10 pm. Free. Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor W. impatient.ca. sIReN’s Comedy Celt’s Pub presents stand-up w/ Evan Richardson and Reid Brackenbury. 8:30 pm. Free. 2872 Dundas W. 416-767-3339. tHIs PARty’s A RIot! See Thu 5. yuK yuK’s doWNtoWN presents Tony Krolo. 8 pm. $12. 224 Richmond W. yukyuks.com. 3

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ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA AGM Art

Photos capture change in Mexico By FRAN SCHECHTER ALEJANDRO CARTAGENA at Circuit

Gallery @ Gallery 345 (345 Sorauren), Saturdays 11 am-5 pm or by appointment, to May 29; reception today (Thursday, May 5), 7-10 pm; artist’s talk/book signing Saturday (May 7), 1 pm. 647-4772487. Rating: NNNN

circuit, a toronto-based online gallery, presents photos from Alejandro Cartagena’s politically engaged five-part documentary project Suburbia Mexicana: Cause And Effect. In Fragmented Cities, he turns a

deadpan eye on rows of tiny new homes – their boxy shapes and bright colours an odd combo of Mexican and modernist style – under construction outside Monterrey, Mexico’s third-largest city. The Other Distance shows the bland shopping malls and green spaces that serve the city’s wealthy; Urban Holes documents vacant lots in central areas where fragments of torn-down buildings remain visible. In The People Of Suburbia, Cartagena captures Juárez residents outside their new homes, workers living the dream of home ownership, their

Alejandro Cartagena’s photos document Monterrey’s newly built suburbs, including the small businesses operating out of homes.

wary faces betraying the tensions of living amidst the drug wars. Most disturbing is Lost Rivers: what appear to be traditional landscapes, some quite lovely, others on closer examination strewn with gar-

bage, show the drying riverbeds left by poorly planned development. Cartagena’s deep analysis of late capitalism adds complex layers of meaning to these images. FOR MORE ON CONTACT, SEE PAGE 64.

May 7-13, reception 2-4 pm May 7. 108 Cumberland. 416-964-2374. CKOFFLER OFFSITE Installation: Stephen Cruise, May 5-Aug 28, reception 2-5 pm May 8. Sheppard Plaza, 4400 Bathurst. 416-636-1880. CLONSDALE GALLERY Photos: Process Masters group show; Osheen Harruthoonyan, May 5-Jun 5, reception 7-10 pm May 10. 410 Spadina Rd. 416-487-8733.

CMcLUHAN PROGRAM IN CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY Installation: Robert Bean, to Jun 25.

Alex Prager’s photo hangs at the Drake’s Contact show; an untitled Larry Fink photo is at Neubacher Shor, also part of Contact.

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CATELIER 688 Photos: Darren Rigo, to Jun 21.

CANGELL Video/photos: Geoffrey Pugen and

BEIT ZATOUN Photos: Elle Flander and Tamira

Alex Kisilevich, May 5-Jun 11, reception 6-9 pm May 5. 12 Ossington. 416-530-0444. CARTSCAPE TRIANGLE GALLERY Photos: Paedric O’Sullivan, to May 14, reception 8-11:45 pm May 5. 38 Abell. artscapetrianglegallery.ca. ART METROPOLE Gordon Monahan, book launch 1 pm May 7. Installation: Ryan Foerster, to May 28. 788 King W. 416-703-4400.

688 Richmond W #201. 416-671-2537.

Sawatzky, to Jun 2. 612 Markham. 647-7269500. CBRAYHAM CONTEMPORARY Photos: Visions & Voices group show, to Jun 12. Prints: Rosemary Feit Covey, to Jun 12. Fri-Sun. 1318 Queen E. 647-435-7367.

GALLERY @ GALLERY 345 Cartagena, to May 29, ñPhotos: Alejandro CCIRCUIT

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reception 7-10 pm May 5, artist’s talk 1 pm May 7. Sat or by appt. 345 Sorauren. 416-477-2487. CCONSULATE GENERAL OF GERMANY Photos: Berlin Studien group show, Ted Witek, to May 31, reception 5-7 pm May 5. Mon-Fri. 2 Bloor E, 25th fl. 416-925-2813. CCONTACT GALLERY Photos: Lucas Blalock and Jessica Eaton, to May 31. 80 Spadina #310. 416-539-9595. CTHE DEPARTMENT Photos: Chantal James, to May 28, reception 7:30-9:30 pm May 5, artist’s talk 2-4 pm May 7. 1389 Dundas W. 416720-8273. DRAKE HOTEL C Magazine presents Artists’ Restaurants: Mark Clintberg, talk 7-9 pm May 11. C Photos: I’m Not Here group show, to Jun 20, reception 6-9 pm May 5. 1150 Queen W. 416-531-5042. CGALLERYWEST Photos: Lee Henderson, to May 31, reception 7-10 pm May 5. 1332 Queen W. 416-913-7116. CGLADSTONE HOTEL Photos: Bruce Zinger, May 5-22, reception 7-10 pm May 5. C Exposed 2011 group show, May 5-22, reception 7-10 pm May 5; Martie Giefert and Isabel M Martinez, to May 31, reception 7-10 pm May 5. Textiles: Kathryn Walter, to Jun 26. 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635. INTERACCESS Video: Melanie Gilligan, to May 7. 9 Ossington. 416-532-0597. CJULIE M. GALLERY Photos: Shai Kremer, May 5-Jun 12, reception 6-9 pm May 5. 15 Mill, bldg 37. 416-603-2626. THE JUNCTION Photography In The Junction, to May 31, gala 6-9 pm, screening of The Many Faces Of Arnaud Maggs 9:30 pm May 7. Dundas West, between Keele and Quebec. KATHARINE MULHERIN Painting: Kris Knight, May 5-29, reception 6-9 pm May 5. 1082/1086 Queen W. 416-993-6510. CKINSMAN ROBINSON Photos: Louie Palu,

May 1-31 • Café Taste (1330 Queen St W)

39A Queen’s Park E. 416-978-7026. CMEREDITH KEITH GALLERY Photos: Molly Crealock, to May 31, reception 6-9 pm May 6. 1695 Dundas W. 647-351-5284. CMONTE CLARK GALLERY Photos: Chris Gergley, May 5-Jun 12, reception 6-8 pm May 5. 55 Mill, bldg 2. 416-703-1700. MUSEUM OF NEW NEW PAINTING Joseph Drapell, to May 21. Sat 2-4 pm or by appt. 123 Bellwoods, rear laneway. 416-603-4111. NEUBACHER SHOR CONTEMPORARY Maker Shaker fundraiser for Ontario Crafts Council, party 7:30 pm, auction 8:30 pm May 11 ($35, adv $25, stu $10). C Photos: Larry Fink and Alain LeFort, to May 29. 5 Brock. neubachershor.com. CNICHOLAS METIVIER Photos: Edward Burtynsky, May 5-28, reception 6-8 pm May 5. 451 King W. 416-205-9000. OCADU The Show Off grad exhibit, May 5-8, reception 6:30-10 pm May 5. 100 McCaul. 416-977-6000. COLGA KORPER Photos: Lynne Cohen, to Jun 1. 17 Morrow. 416-538-8220. ONSITE @ OCADU Multimedia: Marian Bantjes, to Jun 5, Rachel Gotlieb tour 6:30 pm May 5. 100 McCaul. 416-977-6000. CPAUL PETRO Photos: Suzy Lake and Su Rynard, May 6-Jun 4, reception 7-10 pm May 6. 980 Queen W. 416-979-7874. CPEAK GALLERY Photos: Andrew Wright, to May 28. 23 Morrow. 416-537-8108. PREFIX Installation: Marie-Jeanne Musiol, May 5-Jul 23, reception/magazine launch 7-10 pm May 5. 401 Richmond W. 416-591-0357. CTELEPHONE BOOTH Photos: Call Home: Domestic Narratives, to Jun 4, reception 6-9 pm May 7. 3148 Dundas W. 647-270-7903. TORONTO FREE GALLERY Film: Brett Story, talk/ screening 7 pm May 10 ($5). Installation (Mayworks): Alec Dempster and Amy Gottlieb, May 11-29, reception/artists’ talk 7-9 pm May 11. 1277 Bloor W. 416-913-0461. CTORONTO IMAGE WORKS Photos: Dianne Davis, May 5-Jun 4. 80 Spadina. 416-703-1999. CWARC Photos/video: Tori Foster, May 7-Jun 4, reception 2-5 pm May 7. 401 Richmond W #122. 416-977-0097. CYORKDALE SUBWAY Photos: Debra Friedman, to May 31. Ticket Area, 1 Yorkdale. scotiabankcontactphoto.com. 3

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Auction, preview to May 5, auction 7 pm May 5 ($75). 300 City Centre (Mississauga). 905-896-5088. ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO Paterson Ewen, to May 22. Jon Sasaki, to Jun 5 (free, Young Gallery). David Blackwood, to Jun 12. Brian Jungen, May 5-Aug 7. CAbel Boulineau, to Aug 21. The JUNO Tour Of Canadian Art, to Aug 31. Inuit Modern, to Oct 16. $18, srs $15, stu $10, free Wed 6-8:30 pm. 317 Dundas W. 416-979-6648.

ART GALLERY OF YORK UNIVERSITY

Humberto Vélez, to Jun 26. 4700 Keele, Accolade E bldg. 416-736-5169. BATA SHOE MUSEUM Art In Shoes – Shoes In Art; The Roaring 20s: Heels, Hemlines And High Spirits, ongoing. $14, srs $12, stu $8. 327 Bloor W. 416979-7799. BLACKWOOD GALLERY The Good Host (plus offsite at MOCCA, Metro Hall and Queen W btwn Dufferin and Shaw); Gordon Monahan, to May 22. U of T Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga N. 905828-3789. CCAMPBELL HOUSE MUSEUM Mac McArthur, to May 31. 160 Queen W. 416597-0227. DESIGN EXCHANGE Sears High School Competition, May 6-30 (free). C Guy Tillim, to Jun 14. $10, stu/srs $8. 234 Bay. 416-363-6121. DORIS McCARTHY GALLERY Purloined Stories, to May 21. 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7007.

GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART

Betty Woodman, to Jun 5. $12, stu $6, srs $8; Fri 4-9 pm half-price, 30 and under free. 111 Queen’s Park. 416-5868080. JUSTINA M. BARNICKE It Takes Everyone To Know No One, to May 21. 7 Hart House. 416-978-8398.

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Traditional Stories: Unikkaaqtuat/Modern Stories: Unikkaat, to May 8. C Life As A Legend: Marilyn Monroe; Marilyn In Canada, to May 15. George McLean, to May 22. Ivan Eyre, May 7-Aug 14. $15, stu/srs $12. 10365 Islington (Kleinburg). 905-893-1121. MOCCA Manuel De Landa, talk 7 pm May 5 (keynote for York U’s Engaged Practices conference). C Dynamic Landscape group show, Fred Herzog, to Jun 5. C Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzky, to Aug 31. 952 Queen W. 416395-0067. OAKVILLE GALLERIES Sublimation group show, to May 15 (Centennial Square, 120 Navy, Oakville); The Birds And The Bees group show (Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore E, Oakville), to Jun 5. 905-844-4402. POWER PLANT To What Earth Does This Sweet Cold Belong?; Thomas Hirschhorn and Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, to May 29. C Kevin Schmidt, to Sep 5. $6, stu/srs $3, Wed 5-8 pm free. 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949. ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM Playful Pursuits: Chinese Traditional Toys And Games, to May 13. C Institute for Contemporary Culture: Edward Burtynsky, to Jul 3, Oil Symposium May 6-7 (free, Ryerson Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church). Jane Ash Poitras, to Sep 1. Water: The Exhibition, to Sep 5 ($31, stu/srs $28). $22, stu/srs $19; $11, stu/srs $9.50 Fri 4:30-9:30 pm; free Wed 4:30-5:30 pm. 100 Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA C Peter Wilkins, to Jun 12. Silk Oasis On The Silk Road: Bukhara, to Sep 25. $15, srs $10, stu $6; pwyc Wed 5-8 pm. 55 Centre. 416-599-5321.

CUNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ART CENTRE

Chris Curreri, to May 31. Suzy Lake, to Jun 25. 15 King’s College Circle. 416978-1838. VARLEY ART GALLERY Fine Art Auction, 5:30 pm May 11 ($75, two $100). 216 Main (Unionville). 905-477-9511.

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Dixon’s dream THE MANY REVENGES OF KIP FLYNN by Sean Dixon (Coach House), 221 pages, $22.95 paper. Rating: NNN sean dixon loses hold of the narrative but not his vision in his strange and entertaining novel The Many Revenges Of Kip Flynn. Kip lives in a small illegal apartment in Kensington Market with her über-radical friend Nancy and another tenant they almost never see.

The area is under siege by venal developers who are tearing down buildings one by one, sending Nancy into a fury and radicalizing Kip. While Kip and her boyfriend, Mani, are breaking into the house of one of the villainous builders, Mani is killed. In the aftermath of the shooting, Kip can’t seem to shake Pat, the big, bad developer’s son, who’s drawn to her for reasons he can’t fathom and starts following her all over the Market. To get away from him, Kip runs

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Graphic novels are blowing up all over the world, making the annual Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) more important than ever. This year’s edition, taking place at the Reference Library, kicks off Friday (May 6) with a panel featuring some of the most gifted contributors to the genre, including Chester Brown, Chris Ware, Seth and others, all talking about their craft. The festival runs all weekend. See SGC Readings, this page.

READINGS THIS WEEK C = Contact Festival event

Thursday, May 5 GUERNICA EDITIONS POETS Baila Ellenbogen,

Brian Day, John Oughton, Julie Roorda, Karen Shenfeld and Elana Wolff. 8 pm. Pwyc. Black Swan, 154 Danforth, 2nd fl. 416-605-6311. CPREFIX PHOTO 23: SHADOW PLAYS The photography mag launches its new issue. 7-10 pm. Free. Prefix, 401 Richmond W. 416591-0357. RICHARD SWIFT 8 pm. Free. Jet Fuel, 519 Parliament. groundwoodbooks.com. SARAH RAYMOND Launching her young adult book Signs Of Martha. 7-8:30 pm. Free. Type Books, 427 Spadina Rd. 416-4878973.

Friday, May 6 CHESTER BROWN The comic book artist kicks off the Toronto Comic Arts Festiñ val with a discussion of his work with Seth

and Chris Ware. 7 pm. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontopubliclibrary.ca. THE NEXT ECO-WARRIORS Launch party for Emily Hunter’s book. 7 pm. Free. Revivial, 783 College. 416-535-7888. ROBERT ROTENBERG 1 pm. Free. Indigo Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge. chapters.indigo.ca. TRISH MAGWOOD Book signing and recipe sample tastes. 11:30 am. Free. All the Best Fine Foods, 1101 Yonge. trishmagwood.ca.

Saturday, May 7 GORDON MONAHAN: SEEING SOUND Art

book launch. 1 pm. Free. Art Metropole, 788 King W. 416-703-4400. NIK BEAT/MADISON SHADWELL Poetry. 7 pm. Free. Central, 603 Markham. 416-913-4586. NIKKI SIXX Signing copies of his book This Is Gonna Hurt. 7 pm. Free. Chapters Festival Hall, 142 John. chapters.indigo.ca. CTHE STATION POINT Launch for a book of photos by Robert Bourdeau. 2-5 pm. Free.

Stephen Bulger, 1026 Queen W. 416-5040575. TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL Workshops, readings, installations and exhibits by cartoonists from around the world, including Seth and Chris Ware, Mawil and Jillian Tamaki. Today and tomorrow. Free. Reference Library, 789 Yonge. torontocomics.com.

Monday, May 9 SHANIA TWAIN Signing her autobiog-

raphy, From This Moment On. 7 pm. ñ Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. chapters. indigo.ca.

Tuesday, May 10 ADAM SEELIG/KENT BOWMAN/LUIGI MONTE-

24196-AuthorsNOWad.qxd:May5 FERRANTE 8 pm. Free. Clinton’s, 693 Bloor W. artbar.org.

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away to live on the street but re-emerges when she sees Mani’s ghost, only to discover that her apartment’s gone, her father’s dead, and Pat’s having a powerful crisis of conscience. Dixon creates some great characters, especially Kip, who uses her entrepreneurial instincts in fascinating ways; poor little rich boy Pat; and big-hearted Chinese gangster Joseph. He does, however, come perilously close to demonizing obsessed politico Nancy, as if radicals were almost as much of problem for the city as profit-seeking developers. And when the novel takes a hallucinatory turn as Kip plans the ultimate spectacle in the massive pit of a construction site, the narrative goes off the rails. Dixon makes this apocalyptic event his climax, rather than keeping the focus on the personal revelations that really drive the story – a mistake, I think. But in this weird novel full of dreams and ghosts, Toronto is very vivid, from the Market to Koreatown to the Junction and back downtown to the bank towers. SUSAN G. COLE Flawed, but big fun.

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Dixon launches The Many Revenges Of Kip Flynn at the Boat on Wednesday (May 11). See Readings, this page.

HE SAID WHAT? Victoria Zackheim, Amy Ferris and Dianne Rinehart talk about the collection of true stories of women’s lifechanging moments. 7:30 pm. $5 (free w/ book purchase). Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen W. tinars.ca. KATHRYN STOCKETT 7 pm. Free. Indigo Manulife, 55 Bloor W. chapters.indigo.ca.

Wednesday, May 11 CHIAROSCURO READING SERIES SPRING FLING

Micro-readings, comedy and more with Martin Springett, Duff McCourt and others. 8-11 pm. Free. Augusta House, 152 Augusta. chiseries.webs.com.

JACOB McARTHUR MOONEY/DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS/MADELEINE THIEN Reading. 7:30

pm. $10, stu free. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. SEAN DIXON Launching The Many Revenges 4/29/11 PMBoat,Page 1 Of Kip Flynn. 84:18 pm. Free. 158 Augusta. chbooks.com. 3

WEDNESDAY MAY 11 7:30PM York Quay Centre Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West Toronto

JACOB McARTHUR MOONEY (Canada) Folk DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS (Canada) Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul MADELEINE THIEN (Canada) Dogs at the Perimeter

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Ultra-loyal Jodie Foster stands by her pal Mad Mel, who stars in her latest personal project, The Beaver By SUSAN G. COLE THE BEAVER directed by Jodie Foster, written by Kyle Killen, with Foster, Mel Gibson and Jennifer Lawrence. 91 minutes. An eOne release. Opens Friday (May 6). For venues and times, see Movies, page 65.

THE BEAVER (Jodie Foster) Rating: NNN Director Jodie Foster finds the right tone for this story of a depressed father who tries to cope by speaking through a beaver puppet. She doesn’t pander by stooping to melodrama, nor does she try to lighten the tone with unnecessary comedy. And yet The Beaver’s not a total downer.

A few elements are a bit too much of a stretch. Puppet therapy is often used with children but almost never with adults, so the general acceptance of Walt’s relationship with his new best friend, especially in his workplace, seems unlikely. Key to the film is the knockout performance

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you’ve got to hand it to jodie foster. she shows unusual loyalty in a profession that’s notoriously exploitative and cruel. While toadies and enablers suck up to Charlie Sheen and haters dump all over Lindsay Lohan and let her talent go to waste, Foster stands by her friend Mel Gibson, who plays the lead in her film about a man who copes with mental illness by speaking through a beaver puppet. Here in Toronto to promote the film, she gamely responds to the inevitable, though respectfully couched, questions about why she’s so eager to defend a guy who’s given to antiSemitic rants and allegedly abusive behaviour toward his wife. And can an the audience get past the actor to appreciate the character? “I don’t know. That’s all about marketing,” says the two-time Oscar winner cagily, sitting in a hotel suite and flicking off her suede pumps. “But if no one ever sees the film and it lives in a bank vault, I would still love it.” Then, as if admitting she’s being a little too evasive, she goes deeper into the conversation. “I don’t know if the film can live with that weight. I don’t know if anybody can get past those headlines. Can you look at the movie and get past the baggage of celebrity culture?” Foster is famous for her intellect, but that doesn’t mean she lacks warmth. Wired, yes, and hugely articulate, but never cold. “In his case, what people are considering are taped private conversations that were put on YouTube. I hope I never hear any of your conver-

Foster and Gibson cuddle up to The Beaver.

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sations on YouTube, and I don’t even know you.” Gibson’s not the only challenge Foster has in promoting The Beaver. The film’s theme is itself a hard sell. The landscape is littered with movies about depression, she says, and they’re all depressing. That’s not true of The Beaver, even though she stayed true to the essence of a complex script. “When we were doing post-production, people kept asking, ‘Is it too sinister? Is it too dark? Shouldn’t The Beaver be cuddly?’ and my answer was always, ‘No, no, no.’ “We tried to keep the drama subtle and not veer into melodrama, so there’s no shrieking, screaming stuff.” This is also a very personal movie, and personal movies are hard to get off the ground, even for Jodie Foster. “Americans don’t care about directors,” she says. “They only care about directors in Europe.” Gibson is the centrepiece of the film, so it always comes back to him. He takes his current crisis very seriously, Foster says. “This is a complex moment in his life. He was attracted to the film and recognized a broken man who sees himself as a loser and wants to change. I definitely think that spoke to him, and why wouldn’t it? It’s a universal theme and definitely something he’s thought about.” Not surprisingly, their friendship, which began when they co-starred in Maverick in 1994, is as sturdy as ever “We really get each other. Talking to him feels creative. We’ll have a three-hour conversation and I’ll get off the phone feeling giddy. He makes me think about things, and I make him think about things. “He makes me want to go out and make a movie.” 3 susanc@nowtoronto.com

by the troubled Mel Gibson, who throws himself into the difficult role of the unstable Walt. He gets great support from Anton Yelchin as his estranged son and from Foster, who’s suitably restrained as Walt’s increasingly exasperated wife. Jennifer Lawrence proves that last year’s SGC Oscar nom was no fluke.

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Stunt documentarian Morgan Spurlock checks out the issue of product placement By NORMAN WILNER POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD directed by Morgan Spurlock. A Mongrel Media release. 90 minutes. Opens Friday (May 6). For venues and times, see Movies, page 65.

every interview with morgan Spurlock comes with a free bottle of pomegranate juice. It’s not optional; he has units to move, under the conditions of his deal with POM Wonderful, the biggest sponsor of his new movie, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. (He was giving the stuff away at the movie’s Hot Docs screenings, too.) Upon entering our interview room at the Hyatt Regency, he shucks the multi-branded jacket he’s been wear-

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ing to every public appearance. Keeping it on might be another of his contractual requirements. “The minute you start working with a brand,” he says, “negotiating with a company that’s gonna command placement, sponsorship, anything, there’s not a 50 per cent chance or a 75 per cent chance that they’re gonna influence the content – it’s a 100 per cent chance. It’s 100 per cent

that they’re gonna influence something in the movie.” Much as Super Size Me warns against a fast-food diet, and Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden? confronts the illusions of Americans about the Arab world, Spurlock’s new film is his attempt to inform people about the dangers of product placement – by soliciting as many as possible and then subtly pushing back against the contractual requirements. “The fact that Mini Cooper says we can’t disparage the entire country of Germany while I’m in or around a Mini Cooper is one of the best lines you’ll ever read,” he says. “And the fact that I can’t have an illegal firearm in a Hyatt. So I said, ‘Well, let’s get a gun company so I can have a legal firearm and I can take my legal firearm into the Hyatt and clean my gun in the Hyatt!’ But we couldn’t get a firearm company to say yes.” It’s a great stunt in theory, I admit, but aren’t most people already aware of the symbiotic relationship between studios and advertisers that put that Dr. Pepper in Spider-Man’s hand, or had the cast of Bones lining up to see Avatar? “We presume everyone gets it,” Spurlock says. “You and I live in an incredibly rich, media-deep world. But ultimately what I think is that people don’t get it. They don’t understand the lengths people went to to have somebody wear that shoe or put on that T-shirt or drive that car. I think the film does an incredible job of changing the way you look at film and television. “Not only that, but it’ll change the way you look at the outside world. When you look at all the billboards and everything that’s out there, it will pull blinders away. There’s a level of awareness that comes out of seeing this movie that didn’t exist before.”3

Get set to Marvel over Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman.

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Thunder strikes THOR (Kenneth Branagh). 113 minutes. Opens Friday (May 6). For venues and times, see Movies, page 65. Rating: NNN It’s hard to argue for a Thor movie – he’s one of the least interesting characters in the Marvel universe. But that just makes Kenneth Branagh’s entertaining adventure movie a pleasant surprise. Thor takes a potentially ridiculous comic-book character – the beefy but well-spoken God of Thunder, son of Odin and sworn defender of our earthly realm – and slots him nicely into the ongoing cinematic version of the Marvel Comics saga, where he can await the assembly of the Avengers alongside Iron Man and the Hulk. The light-hearted script finds the

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admitting up front that he’s prostituting his movie, but he keeps backing away from the deeper implications of what he’s doing. Anybody can get Rush Hour 3’s Brett Ratner to scoff at the notion

Even The Rain doesn’t get lost in rhetoric.

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Rain dance EVEN THE RAIN (Icíar Bollaín). 103 minInvestigating the scourge of product placement in movies, stunt documentarian Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me, Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden?) decides to make a movie entirely financed by sponsorship, recording and explaining the negotiations for posterity. The result is POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, a testament to the power of the Iron Man Slurpee and the willingness of a filmmaker to whore himself out for quick cash. Spurlock tries to insulate himself by

angry young god (Chris Hemsworth) exiled by his father (Anthony Hopkins) from heavenly Asgard and forced to knock around New Mexico with skeptical mortals Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings and Stellan Skarsgård until he learns the true meaning of heroism. Meanwhile, his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston, director Branagh’s co-star in the Wallander mysteries) works to usurp the celestial throne with the help of the sinister Frost Giants. That sounds a lot heavier than it plays, thanks largely to engaging performances by Hemsworth and Portman, whom Branagh encourages to find the inherent humour and humanity in each situation. Flashy digital acrobatics do kinda take over in the last reel, but that’s a standard complaint about superhero movies these days. And here’s another one: the post-production 3-D adds nothing. See it flat if you can.

of artistic integrity in Hollywood, so why not interview an actual artist instead? And it’s awfully disingenuous of Spurlock to solicit advice on developing his personal brand when he’s been doing that full-time for the last seven years. It’s just the same meta-gag over and over again: Spurlock sets the terms of a sponsor’s ad buy, delivers on those terms within the movie, and waits for the audience’s knowing laughter. But that audience is still NW watching an ad.

utes. Subtitled. Opens Friday (May 6). For venues and times, see Movies, page 65. Rating: NNN

Even The Rain recreates the 2000 Cochabamba water wars in Bolivia, when the native population rose up against the sale of public waterworks to a foreign corporation, as seen by a fictional Spanish film crew making a movie about Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the New World. It’s a straightforward drama about privileged First Worlders – specifically, an idealistic director (Gael García Bernal) and his more pragmatic producer

(Luis Tosar) – whose eyes are opened to the harsh realities of the developing world when they give a key supporting role to an activist (Juan Carlos Aduviri) who refuses to suspend his agitation until the end of the shoot. Screenwriter Paul Laverty uses the Columbus project to lay on the historical ironies with a trowel. He also makes sure that each character gets at least one chance to make a big speech about social justice. (Laverty’s been working with Ken Loach for about a decade and a half, and the director’s didactic style has clearly rubbed off.) But if the script threatens to get lost in impassioned rhetoric, Icíar Bollaín’s direction keeps the film focused on the human stories playing out within its socially conscious frame, building to a NORMAN WILNER powerful climax. NOW MAY 5-11 2011

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ThIS yeaR’S TJFF IS beIng dubbed “The choSen FeSTIval.” heRe aRe a Few choIce pIcS.

TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL at various locations from Saturday (May 7) to May 15. $8-$13, opening night $20, passes $80-$160. 416-599-8433, tjff.com. See Indie & Rep Film, page 73.

GRACE PALEY: COLLECTED SHORTS (Lilly Rivlin, U.S.). 75 minutes. Rating: NNN

Grace Paley, who died in 2007 at 84, was an acclaimed short story writer and poet, but she was also a fierce political activist and loving wife, mother and friend. In her straightforward doc, Lilly Rivlin recognizes how interrelated these facets were in her subject. Paley didn’t begin writing fiction until her 30s, but she found her material in her own life and those of other

urban mothers around her. In the mid1950s, when her stories first began appearing in journals, her sexual frankness was unusual and refreshing, and her voice – often speaking for Jewish immigrants – pitch perfect. Eventually she, like her immigrant parents, got involved in a number of causes, particularly anti-war and -nuclear protests, which soon made their way into her writing and occasionally disrupted her home life. Her daughter recalls walking a few blocks from her home to wave to her mom in a window of the Women’s House of Detention, where Paley was imprisoned for demonstrating. Alice Walker, Allan Gurganus and Paley’s second husband, Robert Nichols, are among the articulate talking heads, but the fragmented film really comes alive in archival footage of various demos and generous readings (in her inimitable Bronx accent) by GLENN SUMI the author herself. Sunday (May 8), 3:30 pm, Al Green.

THE STOCKHOLM SYNDROME TRILOGY (Amit Epstein, Germany/Israel). 70 minutes. Subtitled. Rating: NNN

THE HEART OF AUSCHWITZ (Carl Le-

blanc, Canada). 83 minutes. Some subtitles. Rating: NNNN

Fania Feiner survived Auschwitz and made sure that the exquisite birthday present given to her by female friends in the camp did, too. It’s a series of birthday messages folded origami-like into the shape of a 5-centimetre heart, bound in cloth bearing the initial F. Carl Leblanc documents his attempt

to trace the creators of the present, equipped with only their first names on the notes, to hear their story of how it was made. But the film turns into a beautiful study of the challenge of memorializing the Holocaust in the 21st century. Many survivors have passed away. Others have lost their memory. And many of those who haven’t simply won’t talk about their experience; Feiner herself erupts, “I’m still there when I talk about it.”

The passionately committed archivists at the Holocaust museums in Washington, Montreal and Israel worry that first names aren’t enough to help them. Leblanc does a terrific job of conveying the thrill they and independent historians get from tracking down clues. A spectacular closing sequence when Feiner connects with mostly non-Jewish students in Quebec is a knockout. SUSAN G. COLE

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LOOKING FOR LENNY (Elan Gale, U.S.). 63 minutes. Rating: NN

RED SHIRLEY (Lou Reed, Ralph Gibson, U.S.). 28 minutes. Rating: NNNN

Barely half an hour long, Lou Reed and Ralph Gibson’s record of Reed’s interview with his 100-year-old cousin Shirley Novick has the charge of a much longer and more ambitious project. It’s a simple conversation, with Reed (yes, that Lou Reed) asking questions and prodding Novick about the details of her life, discussing her childhood in a Polish village, her emigration to Canada at 19 and her move to New York City six months later. (She’d decided Montreal was “too provincial.”) She

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found work in the garment industry as a dressmaker and eventually became a union leader, known by the nickname that gives the movie its title. Novick’s a little hard of hearing – Reed’s head bobs into the frame every now and then when he has to repeat a question – but other than that she’s a terrific subject, lively and engaging. Red Shirley doesn’t try to inflate her historical significance; she’s just a family member with some interesting stories to tell. You’ll be left thinking about your own elderly relatives and the lives they led before you met them. NORMAN WILNER Sunday (May 8), 1 pm, Al Green.

I’m hoping there are stronger films about than this entry in TJFF’s Three Lennys Sidebar Series (Bruce, Cohen and Bernstein). Festival opener Looking For Lenny has me still looking for Lenny Bruce. To explore the influence of the complex comedian, Elan Gale relies on interviews with major American comic talents including vets Robert Klein, Shelley Berman and Phyllis Diller and younger talents like Lewis Black and Jon Lovitz. All of them say the same thing: Bruce pushed the envelope. Nothing new there. Though there’s some decent footage of Bruce performing – he used music and impressions to huge effect – we get no idea why he chose comedy, what motivated him to go to outrageous heights and what drove him to drugs. And hearing his name in the same breath as dumbed-down shock jock Don Imus must have Bruce rolling in his grave. SGC Saturday (May 7), 9:15 pm, Toronto Underground Theatre.

Amit Epstein probes the Jewish obsession with the Europeans who threw them away – especially the Germans – in this mostly exhilarating experimental musical. The film has three parts. The first, The Golden Mission, begins with a rock version of the hymn Adon Olam (Eternal Lord) sung by a trio of muses who appear in all three sections. The second features classical music and Epstein, with traditional sidelocks, running sometimes through a maze, sometimes through Auschwitz and other symbolic locations. The longer final sequence, Jewish Revenge, asks if it makes sense any more to seek vengeance. In all three, Epstein appears as the

CHASING MADOFF (Jeff Prosserman, U.S./

embodiment of the Jews in the diaspora, still torn between their instinct for survival and their fascination with their victimizers – hence the film’s title. Part kitsch, part camp, yet serious in its intent, it uses music – from Leonard Cohen to Leonard Bernstein to Madonna – and song and dance routines to great effect. This is an experimental film, sometimes impenetrable but often spectacular. If you like this kind of thing, you’ll SGC love it. Monday (May 9), 9:45 pm, Al Green. Bush-era overseers of the financial sector just didn’t care. It’s great that Markopolos’s righteous efforts are finally being acknowledged, but it quickly becomes clear that Prosserman isn’t going to address anything else. He just tracks Markopolos’s repeated attempts to call attention to Madoff’s scam in what NW feels like real time. Tuesday (May 10), 5:30 pm, Bloor.

Canada). 90 minutes. Rating: NN

For nearly a decade, as Bernie Madoff drained investors of untold millions with his elaborate Ponzi scheme, financial analyst Harry Markopolos was doing his best to warn people about him – but no one listened. That tragic, ironic point is made over and over again in Jeff Prosserman’s plodding documentary, in which Markopolos tells his story in exhausting, outraged detail, backed up by colleagues and other experts who agree that Markopolos did indeed have Madoff’s number, but the

SONG OF THE LODZ GHETTO (David

Kaufman, Canada). 121 minutes. Some subtitles. Rating: NNNN

Review at nowtoronto.com/movies. Sunday (May 8), 3 pm, Sheppard. 3

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RESTREPO

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National Geographic Films, Hot Docs and Realscreen magazine are uniting to pay tribute to filmmaker Tim Hetherington, with a special one-off charity screening of the late director’s Academy Award-nominated Afghanistan war documentary RESTREPO. The special screening comes after Tim Hetherington, age 40, was killed in Libya on April 20 while covering the current conflict. co-DIrector SeBAStIAn JUnGer wILL Be In AttenDAnce to PAy trIBUte to HIS FrIenD AnD coLLABorAtor, AnD HoSt A PoSt-ScreenInG Q&A SeSSIon. SAT, MAY 7

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RESTREPO filmmakers Sebastian Junger (l.) and Tim Hetherington (r.) at Outpost Restrepo. Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, Kunar Province. 2007. Photograph © Tim Hetherington

THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE

THE ADVOCATE FOR FAGDOM

D: Marie Losier | USA | 72 min

Romantic-Queercore-punk-zombie pornographer, gleeful crusher of cliché, righteousness and repressive politics: Viva Bruce LaBruce! Scintillating film clips and fabulous interviews with John Waters, Harmony Korine, and Gus Van Sant reveal Toronto’s gift to the world.

Witness the incredible love story—and “pandrogyne” art project—of Genesis P-Orridge and Lady Jaye. Inspired by Brion Gysin’s cutups, the film re-members the devoted couple’s transformation: a series of cosmetic surgeries undergone to more closely resemble each other. FRI, MAY 6 SUN, MAY 8

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WILD HORSE, WILD RIDE

LITTLE VOICES

D: Alex Dawson, Greg Gricus | USA | 106 min

D: Jairo eduardo carrillo, oscar Andrade| colombia | 75 min

Every year, Forth Worth, Texas, hosts the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge, in which 100 trainers have 100 days to train 100 wild mustangs. An inspiring film about horses and the people who love them.

Paintings and drawings by the young victims of Colombia’s internal armed conflict come alive in this colourful and moving 3-D documentary about the harsh realities faced by children growing up in a war-torn country.

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THE BANG BANG CLUB written and directed by Steven Silver, from the book by Greg Marinovich and João Silva, with Taylor Kitsch, Ryan Phillippe and Malin Ackerman. 109 minutes. An eOne release. Opens Friday (May 6). For venues and times, see Movies, page 65.

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aylor kitsch would rather not be so beautiful. I can tell when I kid him about the heavy breathing coming from some of my workmates when they get word I’m going to talk to him. How do you feel about that kind of attention, I want to know. “I don’t know them, so it doesn’t totally sink in,” he says, lowering his sapphire-coloured eyes with heartmelting shyness. He’s just cut off his trademark shoulder-length locks, but that’s done nothing to harden his look. The Kelowna, BC-born Kitsch is best known as the troubled high school football star Tim Riggins on the TV show Friday Night Lights – airing its final season on the Global network on Wednesdays – and as the hot Gambit in X-Men Origins. But his role as photojournalist Kevin Carter in The Bang Bang Club should take him to a whole new level. Kitsch’s commitment to his work means he’s actively fought directors to avoid being stereotyped as a hunk. “In Friday Night Lights, the script would sometimes say, ‘Riggins, driving shirtless’ – like, who does that? Texas heat or not, I’ve never done that, and I don’t see Riggins doing it either, so it was just a blatant ploy. “I feel like I have a lot more to offer than just standing there. I wouldn’t have been on Friday Night Lights for five years if I were that guy who just took his shirt off, believe me. It’s more about what you bring emotionally to the character. Otherwise, no one gives a shit about Riggins or Kevin.” In the new movie, he plays the substance-abusing photographer in the group of photojournalists known as the Bang Bang Club, who took pics in riot-torn South Africa as apartheid was going down. He steals the movie from Ryan Phillippe, who’s not exactly a small presence, because the charismatic Kitsch has a gift for playing characters in turmoil. He also throws himself into a role and prepares meticulously. To start, he had to make himself look believable as a photographer. “I shadowed a photographer in L.A. and trained on a Leica M6 mostly,” says Kitsch, now looking me straight in the eye. “That’s what Kevin used – it was like his child. I went to a store in L.A. and finally found one exactly the same as Kev had. I immersed myself in it, shooting 10 or 15 rolls a day.” Kitsch also went through a massive physical change so he could come across as a drug addict. “I lost 35 pounds. It changed my walk, my idiosyncrasies, how I felt with myself. I wanted to get as lean as

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“I feel like I have a lot more to offer than just standing there with my shirt off. What matters is what you bring emotionally to the role. Otherwise, nobody gives a shit about your character.”

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Frank Rautenbach (left), Neels Van Jaarsveld, Taylor Kitsch and Ryan Phillippe shoot in The Bang Bang Club.

THE BANG BANG CLUB (Steven Silver) Rating: NNN Should a photojournalist try to stop something horrible from happening or just get that great shot? What are the implications of white shooters making hay from black struggles? And what emotional price do

photographers in war zones pay? These are some of the questions driving Steven Silver’s hyperkinetic, tension-filled film about the titular group of journalists capturing the hostilities in 1994 South Africa for Johannesburg’s The Star. The action is extremely vivid, with a

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great cast – Ryan Phillippe keeps doing great work, and check out the breakout performance by riveting Taylor Kitsch – but the politics unfold in confusing ways. Be sure you stay for the Club’s archival photos that run alongside the closing SGC credits. NOW may 5-11 2011

PIETER HUGO

LOUIE PALU

GIORGIO BARRERA

CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL

EYE OF THE STORM

GUY TILLIM

Photojournalism isn’t dead yet – see what we mean at these great Contact photo festival exhibitions BOREAL COLLECTIVE

You might catch a scoop on your cellphone – and you might even help change the world – but your lucky shot probably won’t stand up aesthetically or dramatically to the work of experienced photojournalists who fearlessly follow the action into conflict zones worldwide. It’s a tight-knit group, as evidenced by a recent New York Times article in which photog Michael Kamber described how Bang Bang Club alumnus João Silva, in hospital after his legs were blown off in Afghanistan, broke the news to him about the deaths in Libya of colleagues Chris Hondros and Restrepo co-director Tim Hetherington. Our visual sense of what is happening in the world would be poorer without them. Not all of the artists listed below call themselves photojournalists, but they all have in common a desire to turn a lens on power relations.

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I could without taking audiences out of the film. No one asked me to lose the weight or to do a lot of that stuff prep-wise – it’s just the way I work. “I didn’t want people to see only a drug addict, but then again, I thought it would be a complete injustice if I showed up with Riggins’s kind of physique. I couldn’t play Kevin like that. “There’s a bit of muscle on me now, though,” he says with a grin. “That’s my ego talking.” There was also the small matter of the accent. When I ask what it takes for a Canadian actor to sound like a South African, Kitsch can’t help but resort to expletives. “Repetition, repetition, repetition. Fuck, it’s a lot to take in,” he admits in a follow-up interview while taking a break from shooting Oliver Stone’s Savages. “And the director was adamant about picking it up in South Africa and not practising in the States. “It’s tough, because Kevin was a super-emotional guy and he was always breaking down. It’s hard to sus-

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tain a pitch-perfect accent when you’re in the emotional moment.” Kitsch came to New York from Kelowna hoping he could parlay a stint as a model into a career as an actor. Though he took a few fashion gigs, they didn’t keep him from falling below the poverty line. He was homeless for months, sleeping on the subway for weeks after squeezing what he could from his friends’ hospitality. He’s never forgotten the experience. “It makes me want to put in the work, to prep, to be disciplined. It grounded me. I realized that if you get a chance, you have to act as if it might be your last gig. You can never take anything for granted.” He got his first major break in 2006, when he copped the role of Tim Riggins and showed he could convey inner conflict even while being the show’s primary chick magnet. “Friday Night Lights was its own little enigma,” he recalls. “We had a lot of room to improvise, grow and

Guy Tillim – Design Exchange (234 Bay, 416-363-6121), to June 14 A South African who was part of activist photo agency Afrapix during the unravelling of apartheid, Tillim depicts in these quiet photos the legacy of colonialism through the European-style modernist architecture found on streets named for martyred Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba in various African cities. Co-presented by Wedge Curatorial Projects. Pieter Hugo – billboard installation (Spadina and Front West), to June 4 In these images from his Permanent Error series, South African Hugo documents the intense, dignified slumdwellers who sort through discarded computer refuse in Ghana. Louie Palu – Kinsman Robinson (108 Cumberland, 416-964-2374), to May 31 Award-winning and widely published Canadian photojournalist Palu’s The Fighting Season was shot during the five years he’s covered the Canadian mission in Afghanistan. His past work includes series on Guantánamo and mining in Quebec. Boreal Collective – Bau-Xi Photo (324 Dundas West, 416-977-0400), to May 13 A group of young photojournalists – Rafal Gerszak’s spent time in Afghanistan, Ian Willms and the National Post’s Brett Gundlock covered the G20 protests, Vancouver’s Jonathan Taggart’s documented First Nations issues and Aaron Vincent Elkaim works in Toronto and the Middle East – here explore environmental degradation, aboriginal communities and immigration in Canada.

the earthquake in Haiti, looks at the impact of megacities on their inhabitants and the environment in Japan, Iran, Mexico, Brazil and Bangladesh. Giorgio Barrera – Consulate General of Italy (136 Beverley, 416-977-1566), to July 17 A Milanese editorial and art photographer who also does video, Barrera comes at conflict from a temporal distance in his large-format representations of healed-over sites of battles in the Italian war of independence, appropriately placed in the garden of the nation’s consulate. Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzky – MOCCA Courtyard (952 Queen West, 416-395-0067), to August 31 Like Barrera, activist Toronto artists Flanders, who grew up in Israel and is a spokesperson for Queers Against Israeli Apartheid, and Sawatzky, trained as an architect, present a deceptively peaceful scene that conceals conflict. It’s from their series What Isn’t There, documenting sites where Palestinian villages once stood. Alejandro Cartagena – Circuit Gallery @ Gallery 345 (345 Sorauren, 416-477-2487), to May 29 FRAN SCHECHTER See review, page 56. CARLOS CAZALIS

ELLE FLANDERS and TAMIRA SAWATZKY

Carlos Cazalis – Pikto Gallery (55 Mill, 416-203-3443), to May 31 Mexico-born photojournalist Cazalis, who’s documented bullfighting, the São Paulo slums and the aftermath of

take risks, and I’ve taken that with me to every job I’ve done. The makers of the show gave me a lot of room to test the character and ask questions and not be a robot or puppet. I learned so much about trusting your instincts.” Kitsch also has the smarts to grasp The Bang Bang Club’s thorny issues. One of these is the question of whether a photojournalist should take the

shot or step in to stop the violence or the pain the subject is experiencing. Kevin Carter won a Pulitzer Prize for a photo of a starving Sudanese child being stalked by a vulture and took heat for exploiting the moment. Another Bang Bang Club member, Greg Marinovich, won the same prize for his photograph of African National Congress supporters brutally murdering a man they believed to be an Inkatha spy. “We had really heated debates on set,” Kitsch says. “I don’t think it’s ever gonna be black-and-white. “If Greg had come in on that picture that won the Pulitzer, he’d be dead,” he continues, his passion rising. “There’d be no picture, there’d be no justice done. There would have been just another body on the ground without any evidence. “When you’re a photojournalist, you’re exposing something that’s timeless – the violence, the politics. What do you give up for that? Do I give up on a picture that will raise millions of dollars for a cause and save millions of lives?”

Of course, photojournalism, except in wartime, isn’t what it once was (see sidebar, this page), thanks to the rise of the digital camera. “We’re all walking around with cameras in our pockets, and you set it on A and you’re fine,” says Kitsch. “These guys had two or three heavy cameras, a long lens – Kev shot the vulture shot with a long lens. “It’s important to know who the four guys were. You’re going to leave the theatre making a judgment about Kevin Carter based on how I played him, and that pressure and doing justice to him is where I wanted to put my focus.” Super-serious, this guy, but not so serious that he can’t throw me for a small loop. As the interview comes to a close, he gives a little laugh and says, “Don’t forget to say hi to the people in the office.” So he’s not so into being a heartthrob, but he won’t forget his fans. 3 susanc@nowtoronto.com

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THE BANG BANG CLUB (Steven Silver) 109 min. See cover story interview and review, page 62. NNN (SGC) Opens May 6 at Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity.

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Ñ= Critics’ pick (highly recommended) Movie theatres are listed at the end and can be cross-referenced to our ﬁlm times on page 70. THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (George Nolfi) is a nimble, genre-shifting hybrid starring Matt Damon as a New York politician who meets the girl of his dreams (Emily Blunt) only to learn a mysterious team of suits led by John Slattery and Anthony Mackie is bent on keeping him from ever seeing her again. This smart, resourceful picture demonstrates that even the most ridiculous premise can be made to work if you get the tone right. 106 min. NNNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Mt Pleasant, Scotiabank Theatre

AFRICAN CATS (Keith Scholey, Alastair

Fothergill) shouldn’t be taken seriously as a nature documentary by anyone over the age of eight. The directors have shaped their footage (all shot on location at Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve) into the modern equivalent of the old Wonderful World Of Disney: the animals aren’t allowed to be animals; they have to be characters in a larger, contrived drama. 89 min. NNN (NW) Canada Square, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy

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ARTHUR (Jason Winer) remakes the 1981

rom-com, with Russell Brand doing great work as the rich, drunk playboy who falls in love with a working-class woman. Too bad he’s the only one allowed to be funny – Helen Mirren, as Arthur’s live-in nanny, is almost invisible, and love interest Greta Gerwig is merely winsome. 110 min. NN (AD) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24

BARNEY’S VERSION (Richard J. Lewis) is a radically simplified adaptation of Mordecai Richler’s final novel, looking back at the life and loves of a deteriorating Montreal television producer (Paul Giamatti). Simultaneously ambitious and pedestrian. 132 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Regent Theatre BATTLE LOS ANGELES (Jonathan Liebesman) is an alien-invasion blockbuster designed for people who wondered why Steven Spielberg’s War Of The Worlds was all flight and no fight. After 20 minutes of the characters’ prefab baggage, it’s all forward momentum, except for a generic motivational speech by Aaron Eckhart’s world-weary staff sergeant. Simultaneously satisfying and superficial. 116 min. NNN (NW) Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24 THE BEAVER (Jodie Foster) 91 min. See

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Wajdi Mouawad’s play Forests recently opened at the Tarragon (see review, page 50). Meanwhile, Denis Villeneuve’s Oscarnominated adaptation of an earlier Mouawad play is now in its 15th week.

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Bill Cunningham new York (Richard Press) is a strange example of a documentary where the subject nearly disappears into the background of his own film. Cunningham is a thin, energetic and squeakyvoiced octogenarian photographer best known for cycling across Manhattan and chronicling trends in the New York Times’ style section. He lets director Press sit in on editing sessions and follow him to shoots, but he generally hides behind his nervous smile, remaining a mystery. The man’s instinct for what’s new and hot, however, is dead on – and he’s got a nearencyclopedic memory of fashions he’s seen come down the runway, as various fashionistas attest to in warm-hearted (and often spectacularly outfitted) interviews. Press attempts to add some tension by focusing on Cunningham and his aged neighbours’ impending eviction from their cramped rent-controlled studios at Carnegie Hall, but that doesn’t quite pay off. 84 min. nnn (GS) Kingsway Theatre, Varsity

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(Alejandro González Iñárritu) tracks small-time criminal and single father Uxbal (Oscar-nominated Javier Bardem), who’s just been informed that he’s dying. Super-intense, it’s not for everyone, just those who want to experience a terrific filmmaker and superb performer at the height of their powers. Subtitled. 147 min. nnnn (SGC) Carlton Cinema

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(David Lickley) is a lovely, kid-friendly, up-close look at young elephants in Kenya and orangutans in Borneo, orphaned at an early age and brought to rescue centres where they’re nurtured and prepared to return to the wild. Fascinating and expertly photographed, with flawless and unobtrusive 3-D work. 40 min. nnnn (AD) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Yonge & Dundas 24

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relationship between an antiques dealer (Juliette Binoche) and an art historian (William Shimell), revealed as they drive through Tuscany. Intriguing but also aggravating, its main virtue is 2010 Cannes acting prizewinner Binoche. Subtitled. 106 min. nnn (SGC) Cumberland 4, Regent Theatre

the Conspirator (Robert Redford) painstakingly dramatizes the trial of Mary Surratt, the only woman indicted in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Robin Wright plays Southerner Surratt and James McAvoy her untested Yankee attorney. Directed by Redford in a stiff, almost frumpy manner that can best be described as Period Respectability, this is an awfully dull movie about a truly terrible time in American history, when a nation desperate to hold itself together abandoned its own fundamental principles to mete out revenge instead of search for justice. Parallels to the post-9/11 era are obvious – too obvious, really – but The Conspirator never really does anything with them. It’s a film far more interested in costumes and lighting than it is in ideas. 121 min. nn (NW) Varsity daYdream nation (Michael Goldbach)

stars Kat Dennings as a high school student who’s smarter than everybody else at her new high school and can’t connect with anybody but her history teacher. Some sloppy storytelling, but Dennings is superb. 98 min. nnn (SGC) Yonge & Dundas 24

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(David Bowers) doesn’t quite live up its predecessor, but that’s only because the earlier movie set the bar pretty high for modern comedies about kids. This instalment deals empathetically with sibling rivalry, as the titular wimpy kid (Zachary Gordon) is forced to bond with his meanspirited older brother (Devon Bostick). Despite some childish gags, Rodrick Rules continues the franchise’s knack for candidly relating to adolescent concerns. 100 min. nnn (RS) Canada Square, Colossus, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga

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the Fast And Furious franchise that sends career criminal Dominic (Vin Diesel), his best buddy (Paul Walker) and the buddy’s girl (Jordana Brewster) to beautifully photographed Rio de Janeiro for a train robbery and a big-money heist from the city’s top crime lord. Meanwhile, hardass American cop Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) is closing in. There’s lots of running and gunning between the two big set pieces: the train robbery and the massively destructive climactic chase. This may distract you from noticing how Diesel has morphed from dangerous and sexy into cozy and soft. 130 min. nnn (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Humber Cinema, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

hanna (Joe Wright) is an entertaining

actioner starring Saoirse Ronan as a teen trained from birth to assassinate meanie spy operative Cate Blanchett. Blanchett’s brilliantly bad. 111 min. nnn (SGC) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, Varsity

the high Cost of living (Deborah

Chow) is a stilted exercise in hand-wringing manipulation starring Zach Braff as a Montreal drug peddler who befriends a traumatized pregnant woman (Isabelle Blais) still carrying her stillborn fetus after a hit-and-run. Some subtitles. 92 min. nn (NW) Canada Square

hoBo with a shotgun (Jason Eisener) is

a lurid, gruesome, violent revenge thriller in the mode of Lloyd Kaufman’s cheesetastic 80s epic The Toxic Avenger, all garish colour and spurting squibs, with the occasional burst of T&A titillation – which makes the sight of Rutger Hauer giving an actual performance all the more surprising. There are moments when his considered portrayal comes close to derailing the movie’s heedless energy… and then someone sets a school bus full of children on fire, and everything’s all right again. 86 min. nnn (NW) Scotiabank Theatre

hoodwinked too! hood vs. evil

(Michael D’Isa-Hogan) is faster, funnier, more polished and adult-friendly than the original Hoodwinked’s whodunit riff on Little Red Riding Hood. This time, a wicked witch kidnaps Hansel and Gretel and Granny, with Red, the Wolf and the overcaffeinated squirrel, now secret agents, in hot pursuit. Visual and verbal gags ensue. Some of them are elaborately developed – look for the false beard joke. Others are barely noticeable throwaways, like a reference to Dental Clown Tech. All are delivered with sharp comic timing. The animation is lively but not spectacular. The 3-D adds little to the experience. 82 min. nnn (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

begins a friendship with Elias (Markus Rygaard), whose dad (Mikael Persbrandt) is off practising medicine in Africa – gorgeous sequences there – and who is the school bully’s prime target. After he takes care of Elias’s nemesis, Christian looks for bigger fish to fry. Persbrandt is superb as the good doctor trying to resist violence, and Bier expertly ramps up the tension in this intelligent meditation on masculinity, family and accountability. Winner of this year’s Academy Award for best foreignlanguage film. Subtitled. 113 min. nnnn (SGC) Canada Square, Cumberland 4, Varsity

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(Denis Villeneuve) successfully adapts Wajdi Mouawad’s play Scorched, a multi-layered mystery set both in Canada and somewhere in the Middle East. Villeneuve’s control over the ambitious material, André Turpin’s vivid cinematography, and committed performances make this modern-day Greek tragedy feel timeless. Subtitled. 130 min. nnnn (GS) Carlton Cinema, Kennedy Commons 20, Mt Pleasant, Regent Theatre, TIFF Bell Lightbox

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(Charles Ferguson) takes a very complex subject – the story of the global economic collapse triggered by the 2008 failure of several American financial institutions – and explains it in terms so easily understood that if you’re not furious by the time you leave the theatre, you were probably staring at the floor with your fingers in your ears. Which a number of U.S. economists, lobbyists and politicians would appreciate. 108 min. nnnn (NW) Mt Pleasant

insidious (James Wan) teams the Saw franchise creators – director Wan and screenwriter Leigh Whannell – with Paranormal Activity producer Oren Peli for a story of a family plagued by spooky craziness. More a reworking of Poltergeist than anything else. 92 min. nn (NW) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Interchange 30, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24 Jane eYre (Cary Fukunaga) is yet another adaptation of Charlotte Brönte’s novel about the eponymous orphanturned-governess, but

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(Tim Hill) is a generic family comedy about the rebellious son of the Easter Bunny that’s redeemed by a demented, genuinely subversive spirit that comes straight from star Russell Brand. 94 min. nnnn (NW) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Canada Square, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

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(Susanne Bier) follows two families coping with matters of morality and vengeance. Christian (William Jøhnk Nielsen), full of fury after his mother dies, turns to revenge as a means of getting control over his life. He

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this one is richly atmospheric and bolstered by the always watchable Mia Wasikowska in the lead. There’s lots of smouldering chemistry between Jane and her Byronic employer, Mr. Rochester (Michael Fassbender), but some of their dialogue feels clunky. Adriano Goldman’s camera captures the look and feel of each of the settings, with some candlelit scenes worthy of a La Tour. 118 min. NNN (GS) Canada Square, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, Varsity

to give the prisoners some comfort, especially the children. You may not believe it possible, but Udo Schenk, in a terrible performance, manages to turn Hitler into a caricature. And the prisoners have that way-too-clean look – you’d never know most of the children were suffering from painful skin diseases. But the set piece in the Vélodrome is spectacular, and there’s no denying the tragic force of the story. Subtitled. 115 min. NNN (SGC) Empire Theatres at Empress Walk

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LimitLess (Neil Burger) takes an intriguing

min. See Also Opening, page 65. Opens May 6 at 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Queensway, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24.

Just go With it (Dennis Dugan) finds Adam Sandler turning his lazy attentions to a remake of the 1969 farce Cactus Flower, playing a plastic surgeon who recruits his assistant (Jennifer Aniston) and her children as his fake family when his latest fling (Brooklyn Decker) proves to be more than a one-night stand. It’s a sloppy, unnecessarily cruel series of blandly photographed arguments and misunderstandings, with one dumb idea clunking artlessly against the next. 116 min. N (NW) Interchange 30 the KiNg’s speech (Tom Hooper) turns the relationship between the stammering prince who would become George VI (Colin Firth) and his expat Australian speech trainer (Geoffrey Rush) into a charming little period piece. Director Hooper uses inventive staging and surprising visual choices to goose the straightforward material and brings out the best in Firth, Rush and co-star Helena Bonham Carter. 118 min. NNNN (NW) Kennedy Commons 20

La rafLe (Rose Bosch) is a Holocaust story that’s beautifully made – perhaps too beautifully. In 1942, 13,000 Jews were arrested in Paris, interned in the Vélodrome and then in a nearby prison camp, and were eventually shipped to Auschwitz. The story follows one family headed by a leftist dad (a soulful Gad Elmaleh) but centres on real-life Protestant nurse Annette Monod (Mélanie Laurent), who tries

sci-fi premise and zigzags to some pretty unexpected places. Bradley Cooper plays a slacking writer who chances upon a trial drug that makes him super-smart. Soon he’s being pursued by all sorts of unsavoury characters. Director Burger has great fun visualizing the effects of the drug, and though the film has some tonal problems, Cooper holds his own with charisma, charm and (of course) natural intelligence. 97 min. NNN (GS) Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview

the LiNcoLN LaWyer (Brad Furman) is the cinematic equivalent of a decent airplane read; Michael Connelly’s novel about a wheeler-dealer defence attorney pulled into an increasingly nasty assault case gives Matthew McConaughey a role ideally suited to his laid-back, Southernfried vibe. It’s entirely predictable, which becomes a bit of an issue in the second half, but McConaughey works pretty hard to hold our interest. 119 min. NNN (NW) Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, Yonge & Dundas 24

memphis is a limited engagement screening of the hit Broadway musical about the birth of rock ’n’ roll. 165 min. May 8, 1 pm, at Coliseum Scarborough, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge the metropoLitaN opera: Le comte ory eNcore is an encore screening in

high-def of the Met’s production of the Rossini comedy, starring tenor Juan Diego Flórez. 200 min. May 7, 1 pm, at Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Scotiabank

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of gods aNd meN (Xavier Beau-

vois) dramatizes, in a subtle and respectful way, the story of Trappist monks who choose not to leave their Algerian monastery as the country tilts toward civil war in 1996, despite the knowledge that the government can no longer protect them. It’s a quiet, implacable film, finding notes of grace in the steady progression toward a dreadful end. Subtitled. 117 min. NNNN (NW) Cumberland 4

pauL (Greg Mottola) lets Simon Pegg and

Nick Frost – stars of Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz – celebrate their inner geeks as a pair of English sci-fi nerds who stumble across an actual ET on a road trip through America’s most famous alien-encounter sites. The movie’s never more than the sum of its references, but if Paul doesn’t amount to anything more than a good time, it’s still a good time, right? 102 min. NNN (NW) Colossus, Yonge & Dundas 24

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Jumping The Broom (D: Salim Akil, 108 min) Wedding season is upon us, so what better time for this comedy about nuptials on Martha’s Vineyard that bring together two African-American families from different socio-economic backgrounds. Paula Patton, Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine star. Both open Friday (May 6). Screened after press time – see reviews May 6 at nowtoronto.com/movies.

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(Joe Nussbaum) is a nice surprise, even if you’re not in its target demographic. Various members of a delightfully multicultural yet strangely bully-free high school must deal with the upcoming prom, including finding the right date, something to wear or a cool alternative. Katie Wech’s script respects its characters (even the adults aren’t caricatures), and she and director Nussbaum have a particular affection for the school’s underdogs. The movie is chaste even by Disney standards: there’s no mention of booze, drugs or sex. But while it’s clearly a slice of middle American wish fulfillment, it never feels condescending. With fine performances by Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, Nolan Sotillo and Nicholas Braun, I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a tween classic. 103 min. NNNN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square,

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(Gore Verbinski) is a snappy and delightful riff on spaghetti westerns masquerading as a family movie. Johnny Depp voices the titular household lizard who gets lost and ends up marshalling a town full of colourful critters desperate for water. Rango bucks current conventions by staying 2-D, yet it’s filled to the brim with exhilarating scenery, texture, dimensions and even innovative lighting. 107 min. NNNNN (RS) Scotiabank Theatre

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RIO (Carlos Saldanha) is at its best when depicting the spectacular beauty of Rio de Janeiro via artful use of aerial photography, animation and 3-D. Sadly, the movie seldom rises above the mildly amusing. Blu is a blue macaw, raised as a pet, who never learned to fly. The last male of his species, he’s brought to Rio to mate with Jewel, the last known female. They’re stolen and escape, chained at the ankle. Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway, who voice Blu and Jewel, are adequately chirpy, but the dialogue offers nothing special. A brisk pace and lively visuals keep things rolling along pleasantly enough. 96 min. NNN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Yonge & Dundas 24

SUCKER PUNCH (Zack Snyder) aims for

SCREAM 4 (Wes Craven) reassembles sur-

vivors of the self-reflexive series – Neve Campbell’s perpetually threatened Sidney Prescott, Courteney Cox’s pointy journalist-turned-author Gale Weathers and David Arquette’s easily distracted lawman, Dewey Riley – and brings the action back to Woodsboro for the last stop of Sidney’s book tour and the first stop on the ghost-faced killer’s comeback. The story offers the occasional nod to Facebook friends and text messaging, but screenwriter Kevin Williamson and director Craven really just want to make the same movie all over again, with attractive teens getting creepy phone calls (there’s an app for that) and debating what they’d do if they were living in a movie. And this time, the frame of reference is shockingly limited; the only post-Scream film that gets a shout-out is my beloved Shaun Of The Dead, but that just points out how high the bar has been raised for self-aware horror these days. 112 min. NN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Canada Square, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yorkdale

SOMETHING BORROWED (Luke Greenfield) 110 min. See Also Opening, page 65. Opens May 6 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale. SOUL SURFER (Sean McNamara) turns the true story of Bethany Hamilton – a Hawaii teen who lost an arm to a shark and dedicated herself to getting back on her board – into a rote sainthood narrative, pitting AnnaSophia Robb’s blond, blue-eyed Bethany against a series of dark-haired or outright swarthy characters who dare to stand in her way. The storytelling choices grow more questionable as the movie goes on. 106 min. NN (NW) Canada Square, Colossus, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Kennedy Commons 20, Kingsway Theatre, SilverCity Mississauga, Yonge & Dundas 24 SOURCE CODE (Duncan Jones) casts Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier whose consciousness is injected into a “quantum rendering” of a terrorist attack, with eight minutes to figure out who planted the bomb in order to stop a second, larger strike. Watchable, but not nearly as clever as it thinks it is. 93 min. NNN (NW) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire

pure spectacle in an amped-up tale of an institutionalized teenager (Emily Browning) and her fellow inmates (Abby Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung) battling their way through a series of pointless, video-gamey challenges. None of it makes much sense, but it’s not supposed to – it’s like a fugue state in there. 110 min. NN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Colossus, Scotiabank Theatre

TEXTUALITY (Warren P. Sonoda) is a sorry

excuse for a romantic comedy, with the very wooden Jason Lewis and the considerably more expressive Carly Pope as Toronto downtowners whose ability to multi-task extends to juggling a trio of lovers apiece – including a married man, in Pope’s case – until they embark on a longterm flirtation with each other. Director Sonoda made the cutting comedies Ham & Cheese and Coopers’ Camera with Jason Jones and Mike Beaver; now, somehow, he’s ended up in charge of this calculated dud, which forces winning actors like Pope, Kristen Hager and Kris Holden-Reid to gum their way through co-star Liam Card’s tedious script. 94 min. N (NW) Interchange 30, Yonge & Dundas 24

THOR (Kenneth Branagh) 113 min. See review, page 59. NNN (NW) Opens May 6 at 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Carlton Cinema, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Grande - Steeles, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale. TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (Tyler Perry) finds writer/director/

producer Perry donning the silver wig and hideous print dresses for yet another entry in the successful Madea comedy/ drama franchise. A wonderfully understated Loretta Devine plays Madea’s niece, who’s diagnosed with cancer and wants to gather her extended family to tell them. Her Aunt Bam (Cassi Davis) tries to coral them up, followed by the more successful Madea, but the siblings have their own issues to deal with and keep bolting. Perry isn’t the subtlest of directors, but he knows how to mix up tears and laughs, and his Christian message isn’t too heavyhanded. Madea’s verbal and physical smackdowns go on a touch too long, but she’s always fun to watch. And Devine lends the film grace, dignity and spirit. 106 min. NNN (GS) 401 & Morningside, Coliseum Mississauga, Coliseum Scarborough, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Yorkdale

off bankruptcy. Meanwhile Jacob and the owner’s young wife (Reese Witherspoon) are falling for each other. Pattinson makes cow eyes at Witherspoon, but they both save their best moments for scenes with Rosie the elephant. 121 min. NN (AD) 401 & Morningside, Beach Cinemas, Colossus, Courtney Park 16, Eglinton Town Centre, Grande - Steeles, Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Rainbow Market Square, Rainbow Promenade, Rainbow Woodbine, Scotiabank Theatre, SilverCity Fairview, SilverCity Mississauga, SilverCity Yonge, SilverCity Yorkdale, Varsity

ñWEST IS WEST

(Andy DeEmmony) features Om Puri, reprising his role as George, a Pakistani immigrant living in Manchester, who decides to take his roots-hating son for a vacation in the old country. A crowd-pleaser with a great performance from Puri. 103 min. NNNN (SGC) Carlton Cinema, Kennedy Commons 20

ñWIN WIN

(Tom McCarthy) grows in stature while you watch, starting out as a lightweight dramedy about a struggling lawyer and wrestling coach (Paul Giamatti) and slowly accruing detail and emotional heft. Writer-director McCarthy lets the story develop naturalistically, which means the first half risks feeling aimless while Giamatti and his costars establish their characters. Stick with them – it’s worth it. 105 min. NNNN (NW) Grande - Yonge, Kennedy Commons 20, Varsity, Yonge & Dundas 24

WINTER IN WARTIME (Martin Koolhoven) is a coming-of-age drama set in a Nazioccupied Dutch village, where Michiel gets in over his head with the surviving pilot of a downed plane. Conventional thriller aspects seem almost silly compared to what the boy learns about human complexity and betrayal. Subtitled. 103 min. NNN (SGC) Kingsway Theatre YOUR HIGHNESS (David Gordon Green)

does for 80s sword-and-sorcery fare like Deathstalker and The Sword And The Sorcerer what Hobo With A Shotgun does for the Troma oeuvre and MacGruber for the Cannon canon: it takes the piss out of it with irreverent good humour. And there’s definitely something perversely entertaining about watching James Franco – and Natalie Portman! – running around waving swords and delivering some fairly twisted medieval dialogue. 101 min. NNN (NW) Coliseum Mississauga, Empire Theatres at Empress Walk, Interchange 30, Kennedy Commons 20, Queensway, Scotiabank Theatre 3

Thor

THE WARRING STATES (Chen Jin) is an

overlong but engaging drama centred on the fortunes of fourth-century BCE professional military strategist Sun Bin, caught in a war between the Chinese states of Qi and Wei. The warrior woman he loves fights on one side and his blood brother on the other, so Sun is reluctant to work for either camp. With scheming and betrayal on all sides, Sun endures kidnapping and torture. his endearing, eccentric personality and the lively intrigue carry the movie, with adequately handled action a distant second. Some odd editing and subtitling choices occasionally make the plot hard to follow. Subtitled. 126 min. NNN (AD) Kennedy Commons 20, Yonge & Dundas 24

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (Francis Law-

rence) is sabotaged by a timid approach to the sex, violence and strong emotion at the heart of the story. Freshly orphaned and homeless in the 1930s, Jacob (Robert Pattinson) gets work with a travelling circus whose cruel owner (Christoph Waltz) hopes that his new elephant act will stave

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THE BANG BANG CLUB (14A) Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:15, 6:55, 9:45 THE BEAVER (PG) Fri-Wed 1:25, 3:55, 6:35, 9:15 BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK (PG) Thu 1:55, 4:45, 7:05, 9:25 THE CONSPIRATOR (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:55, 6:35, 9:35 Fri-Wed 1:05, 3:45, 6:25, 9:25 IN A BETTER WORLD Thu 12:45, 3:55, 6:15, 9:15 POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:35, 6:15, 8:55 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 12:35, 3:15, 6:05, 8:55

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KINGSWAY THEATRE (I)

FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 7:00, 10:00 Fri 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 SatSun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Mon-Wed 7:20, 10:20 HANNA (PG) Thu 6:40, 9:30 Fri-Wed 9:40 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G) Thu 7:30, 9:50 Fri-Sat 4:50, 7:10 Sun 1:50, 4:50, 7:10 Mon-Wed 7:10 HOP (G) Thu 6:50, 9:20 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LE COMTE ORY ENCORE Sat 1:00 RIO (G) 6:30, 9:00 Fri 4:10 Sat-Sun 1:40 mat, 4:10 RIO 3D (G) Thu 6:30, 9:00 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) 6:50, 9:50 Fri 3:50 mat Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:50 mat THOR 3D (PG) 7:00, 10:00 Fri 4:00 mat Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00 mat WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 7:15, 10:10 Fri 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 Mon-Wed 6:40, 9:30

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG) Thu 9:35 BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK (PG) Fri-Wed 7:20 HOP (G) Fri-Wed 1:00 JANE EYRE (PG) Thu 2:45, 7:15 Fri-Wed 5:00 SOUL SURFER (PG) Thu 1:00 SOURCE CODE (PG) Fri-Wed 9:15 WINTER IN WARTIME Thu 5:00 Fri-Wed 3:00

EMPIRE THEATRES AT EMPRESS WALK (ET)

Metro

West End HUMBER CINEMA (I) 2442 BLOOR ST. WEST, 416-232-1939

FAST FIVE (PG) 7:00, 9:45 Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:00 mat

3030 BLOOR ST W, 416-232-1939

QUEENSWAY (CE)

1025 THE QUEENSWAY, QEW & ISLINGTON, 416-503-0424 AFRICAN CATS Thu 2:10, 4:45, 7:40, 10:05 Fri-Wed 1:15, 3:45 ARTHUR (PG) Thu 12:05, 3:10, 9:25 THE BANG BANG CLUB (14A) Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:55, 6:45, 9:40 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES (G) Thu 12:55 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 12:10 12:40 1:10 3:20 3:50 4:20 6:15 7:00 7:30 9:05 10:10 10:40 Fri-Wed 12:10, 12:40, 1:10, 3:25, 3:50, 4:25, 6:40, 7:10, 7:40, 9:50, 10:15, 10:50 HANNA (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Fri-Tue 12:15, 3:10, 6:05, 9:10 Wed 3:10, 6:05, 9:10 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) Thu 12:00, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:15, 6:10 Sun-Wed 12:45, 3:15, 6:00 HOP (G) Thu 12:45, 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:25 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) Fri-Wed 1:05, 4:10, 7:25, 10:25 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 1:25 4:25 7:20 10:20 Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:45 Fri-Wed 6:20, 9:20 MEMPHIS Sun 1:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LE COMTE ORY ENCORE Sat 1:00 PROM (PG) Thu 2:00 5:00 7:45 10:30 Fri-Wed 2:10, 4:55, 7:45, 10:35 RIO (G) Thu 12:50, 3:30 RIO 3D (G) Thu 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Wed 1:35, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 1:55, 4:55, 8:00, 10:45 Fri, Mon-Wed 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:45 Sat-Sun 4:50, 7:50, 10:45 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Fri-Tue 12:20, 3:40, 6:50, 10:05 Wed 4:05, 7:15, 10:10 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 3:35, 6:35, 9:15 THOR (PG) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 THOR 3D (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sat 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Sun-Tue 12:00, 1:00, 1:30, 3:00, 4:00, 4:30, 6:00, 7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30 Wed 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 10:00, 10:30

North York 5095 YONGE ST, 416-223-9550

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG) Thu 1:30, 4:15, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:00, 6:40 AFRICAN CATS 2:00, 4:35, 6:50, 9:00 Fri-Sat 11:15 late ARTHUR (PG) Thu 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 Fri-Wed 1:45, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 LA RAFLE Thu 1:15, 4:00, 6:40, 9:35 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00 LOST JOURNEY Thu 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 RIO (G) Thu 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:20 Fri-Sat 1:50, 4:25, 7:15, 9:30, 11:45 Sun-Wed 1:50, 4:25, 7:15, 9:30 RIO 3D (G) Thu 2:20 5:10 7:50 10:10 Fri-Wed 2:30, 5:10, 8:00, 10:20 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Fri-Sat 9:10, 11:30 Sun-Wed 9:10 SOUL SURFER (PG) Thu 1:50, 4:20, 7:10 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:15 Fri-Sat 2:05, 4:45, 7:10, 9:20, 11:25 Sun-Wed 2:05, 4:45, 7:10, 9:20 THOR (PG) Fri-Sat 2:20, 5:00, 7:50, 10:40 Sun-Wed 2:20, 5:00, 7:50, 10:30 THOR 3D (PG) 1:30, 3:20, 4:15, 6:00, 7:00, 8:50, 9:45 FriSat 12:45 mat, 11:40 late Sun 12:45 mat YOUR HIGHNESS (18A) Thu 9:40

GRANDE - YONGE (CE) 4861 YONGE ST, 416-590-9974

AFRICAN CATS Thu 3:45, 6:55, 9:30 THE BANG BANG CLUB (14A) Fri 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 MonWed 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 DUM MAARO DUM (14A) Thu 9:25 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:00 Fri 3:50, 4:30, 6:50, 7:30, 9:50, 10:30 Sat 12:50, 1:30, 3:50, 4:30, 6:50, 7:30, 9:50, 10:30 Sun 12:35, 12:50, 3:45, 4:05, 6:45, 7:05, 9:40, 10:00 Mon-Wed 3:45, 4:05, 6:45, 7:05, 9:40, 10:00 HANNA (PG) Thu 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 Fri-Sat 4:15, 7:15, 10:05 Sun-Wed 4:15, 7:15, 9:55 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) Thu 4:10, 6:40, 9:20 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:45, 6:10, 9:00 Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:45, 6:10, 9:00 HOP (G) Thu 4:05, 6:45 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 4:30, 7:25, 10:00 Fri-Sat 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 MEMPHIS Sun 1:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LE COMTE ORY ENCORE Sat 1:00 POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD Fri, Mon-Wed 3:30, 6:40, 9:40 Sat 12:55, 4:15, 6:40, 9:40 Sun 12:55, 3:30, 6:40, 9:40 PROM (PG) Thu 3:40, 7:00, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:20, 6:30, 9:10 Sat-Sun 12:40, 3:20, 6:30, 9:10 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Fri 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Sat 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Fri, Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:20, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:40, 6:20, 9:30 WIN WIN (14A) Thu 4:15, 7:05, 9:35

SILVERCITY FAIRVIEW (CE)

FAIRVIEW MALL, 1800 SHEPPARD AVE E, 416-644-7746 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10,

MAY 5-11 2011 NOW

9:30, 10:20 Fri-Tue 12:00, 12:40, 3:10, 3:50, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 Wed 12:00, 3:10, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 HOP (G) Thu 12:20, 3:30, 6:20, 9:00 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) Fri-Tue 12:30, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45 Wed 12:40, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:10 PROM (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30 RIO 3D (G) Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 Fri-Tue 12:15, 3:00, 6:20 Wed 12:20, 3:00, 6:20 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 1:30 4:45 7:40 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:10 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Fri-Tue 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:15, 7:00, 9:20 THOR 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 12:30, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Wed 9:15

SILVERCITY YORKDALE (CE) 3401 DUFFERIN ST, 416-787-4432

AFRICAN CATS Thu 1:40, 4:20, 6:45, 9:20 FAST FIVE (PG) 12:00, 12:30, 3:10, 3:50, 6:30, 7:10, 9:40, 10:20 Thu 12:10 1:00 3:20 4:10 6:30 7:20 9:40 10:30 Fri only 12:00 12:30 3:10 3:50 6:30 7:10 9:40 10:10 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) Thu 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:00, 6:20 HOP (G) Thu 12:15, 3:10, 6:20, 9:10 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Fri-Wed 9:10 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:20, 6:40, 9:30 RIO 3D (G) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:30, 6:45 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 Fri-Mon, Wed 1:45, 4:45, 7:40, 10:15 Tue 5:10, 7:40, 10:15 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 THOR (PG) Thu 12:01 THOR 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG) Thu 12:30 3:40 7:00 10:10 Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 10:10 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 10:00 Fri-Wed 9:20

Scarborough 401 & MORNINGSIDE (CE) 785 MILNER AVE, SCARBOROUGH, 416-281-2226

FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 3:50, 4:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:35, 10:10 FriSat 12:30, 1:40, 3:20, 4:40, 6:20, 7:40, 9:20, 10:30 Sun 12:30, 1:40, 3:20, 4:40, 6:20, 7:30, 9:20, 10:20 Mon-Wed 3:45, 4:20, 6:25, 7:10, 9:15, 10:00 HANNA (PG) Thu 3:55, 6:25 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G) Thu 4:10, 6:20, 8:45 Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:10, 6:30 Mon-Wed 4:10, 6:30 HOP (G) Thu 4:05, 6:50, 9:10 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:00, 6:10 Mon-Wed 4:00, 6:15 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 5:00, 7:45, 10:05 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) Fri-Sun 1:05, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:05, 7:00, 9:45 PROM (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:40, 10:00 Fri-Sat 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, 10:25 Sun 2:00, 5:00, 7:25, 9:55 Mon-Wed 5:00, 7:25, 9:55 RIO 3D (G) Thu 4:30, 7:05, 9:25 Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:50, 7:10, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Wed 9:00 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Fri-Sun 1:00 mat SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 9:00 THOR (PG) Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:55, 6:40, 9:30 THOR 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:10 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG) Thu 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Sun 1:10, 4:30, 7:35, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:35, 10:10 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:30, 9:20 Fri-Wed 8:50

COLISEUM SCARBOROUGH (CE) SCARBOROUGH TOWN CENTRE, 416-290-5217

AFRICAN CATS Thu 12:35, 2:55, 5:20, 7:40, 10:05 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Fri-Wed 12:50, 1:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:50, 7:20, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 1:15, 3:55, 7:05, 9:55 Fri, Mon-Wed 12:35, 3:35, 6:35 Sat-Sun 3:35, 6:35 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) Fri-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 7:25, 10:15 MEMPHIS Sun 1:00 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LE COMTE ORY ENCORE Sat 1:00 PROM (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 RIO (G) Thu 1:10, 3:40 RIO 3D (G) Thu 12:40, 3:10, 6:50, 9:15 Fri-Wed 12:55, 3:25, 6:20, 9:00 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 10:25 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Fri-Wed 1:25, 4:25, 7:25, 10:25 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:45 THOR (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 THOR 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG) Thu 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 10:20 Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45

EGLINTON TOWN CENTRE (CE) 1901 EGLINTON AVE E, 416-752-4494

AFRICAN CATS Thu 3:40, 6:55, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:10 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20 Fri-Sun 12:40, 1:10, 1:40, 3:40, 4:10, 4:40, 6:40, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40 Mon-Wed 3:40, 4:10, 4:40,

6:40, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, 10:30 HANNA (PG) Thu 3:45, 6:40, 9:25 Fri-Sun 12:00, 3:10, 6:15, 9:50 Mon-Wed 3:10, 6:15, 9:50 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) Thu 4:55, 7:15, 9:45 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:20, 6:10 Mon-Wed 3:20, 6:10 HOP (G) Thu 3:10, 6:35, 9:10 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 4:40, 7:25, 10:05 Fri-Wed 3:50, 6:20, 9:10 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:35 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:50, 10:20 LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Sun 12:20, 3:00, 6:00, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:00, 6:00, 9:15 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 6:20, 9:00 PROM (PG) Thu 3:15, 6:50, 9:35 Fri-Sun 1:15, 4:15, 6:45, 9:20 Mon-Wed 4:15, 6:45, 9:20 RIO (G) Thu 3:00 RIO 3D (G) Thu 4:10, 6:45, 9:40 Fri-Sun 2:00, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Mon-Wed 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 4:00, 7:05, 9:55 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) Fri-Sun 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:20, 10:05 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 3:30, 6:25, 9:15 THOR (PG) 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Fri-Sun 12:30 mat THOR 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30 Mon-Wed 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:00, 10:15 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG) Thu 4:30, 7:10, 10:00 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 4:15, 7:20, 10:10 Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:55, 7:45, 10:45 Mon-Wed 4:55, 7:45, 10:25

KENNEDY COMMONS 20 (AMC) KENNEDY RD & 401, 416-335-5323

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (PG) Thu 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 Fri-Wed 2:35, 7:40 AFRICAN CATS 1:40, 4:00, 7:00, 9:25 Sat-Sun 11:15 mat ARTHUR (PG) Thu 1:35, 4:15, 7:00, 9:50 Fri, Mon-Wed 5:05, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:50, 5:05, 10:15 THE BANG BANG CLUB (14A) 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 10:00 SatSun 11:55 mat BATTLE LOS ANGELES (14A) Thu 4:45, 9:55 CHALO DILLI (PG) Thu 4:05, 7:10, 10:05 DUM MAARO DUM (14A) Thu 2:25, 5:40, 9:00 Fri-Wed 1:35, 7:05 HANNA (PG) 1:30, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40 Sat-Sun 11:00 mat HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G) 2:45, 5:00 Thu 7:15, 9:30 Sat-Sun 12:30 mat HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15 Sat-Sun 11:00, 1:15 mat HOP (G) 2:05, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20 Sat-Sun 11:25 mat INCENDIES (14A) Thu 4:40, 10:25 JANE EYRE (PG) 1:45, 4:35, 7:30, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:05 mat THE KING’S SPEECH (PG) Thu 2:00, 7:35 LIMITLESS (14A) Fri-Wed 7:15, 9:50 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 SatSun 11:10 mat MAPPILLAI Thu 1:55 5:35 9:15 Fri-Wed 1:55, 5:35, 9:20 SCREAM 4 (14A) 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat SOUL SURFER (PG) 1:55, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40 Sat-Sun 11:25 mat SOURCE CODE (PG) 2:30, 4:55, 7:35, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:45 mat SPIDER-MAN (PG) Thu 2:20, 5:30, 8:50 THE WARRING STATES 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 Sat-Sun 1:10 mat WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) 1:50, 3:55, 4:40, 6:45, 7:30, 9:35, 10:20 Sat-Sun 11:05, 1:05 mat WEST IS WEST (14A) Thu 2:15, 7:25 Fri, Mon-Wed 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 Sat-Sun 11:20, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55 WIN WIN (14A) 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Sat-Sun 11:40 mat YOUR HIGHNESS (18A) Thu 2:10, 4:55, 7:20, 9:50 Fri, MonWed 4:30, 10:05 Sat-Sun 11:10, 4:30, 10:05

GTA Regions Mississauga

COLISEUM MISSISSAUGA (CE) SQUARE ONE, 309 RATHBURN RD W, 905-275-3456

ARTHUR (PG) Thu 1:20, 4:40, 7:30, 10:30 Fri-Tue 12:40, 6:20 Wed 6:20 BORN TO BE WILD 3D (G) 11:45 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 12:10, 1:15, 3:20, 4:20, 6:30, 7:30, 9:40, 10:30 Fri-Sun, Tue 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:20, 6:40, 7:40, 9:45, 10:50 Mon, Wed 12:10, 12:50, 3:20, 4:20, 6:40, 7:40, 9:45, 10:35 FAST FIVE: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20 Fri-Tue 12:20, 3:10, 6:50, 9:50 Wed 12:20, 3:10, 5:50, 8:50 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:50, 7:20, 10:20 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LE COMTE ORY ENCORE Sat 12:55 PROM (PG) Thu 12:15, 4:15, 7:10, 9:55 Fri-Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 RIO (G) Thu 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40 RIO 3D (G) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:25 Fri-Wed 12:00, 3:00, 6:10, 9:00 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 1:25, 4:25, 7:45, 10:35 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:40, 4:40, 7:45, 10:45 Sat 4:40, 7:45, 10:45 Mon, Wed 1:40, 4:40, 7:45, 10:35 SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10 Fri, Sun, Tue 1:50, 4:50, 8:00, 10:40 Sat 1:50, 4:50, 7:55, 10:40 Mon 1:50, 4:50, 8:00, 10:30 Wed 4:50, 8:00, 10:30 SUCKER PUNCH (14A) Thu 10:10 THOR (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 THOR 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 1:00, 1:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG) Thu 12:45, 4:00, 7:25, 10:15 Fri-Wed 3:40, 9:20 YOUR HIGHNESS (18A) Thu 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:00

COURTNEY PARK 16 (AMC)

110 COURTNEY PARK E AT HURONTARIO, 888-262-4386 AFRICAN CATS Thu 2:20, 4:50, 7:05, 9:50 FAST FIVE (PG) Thu 2:00, 2:45, 5:00, 5:45, 8:00, 8:45, 11:00 Fri 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 7:15, 8:00, 8:30, 10:15, 11:00, 11:30 Sat 10:15, 10:45, 11:20, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 7:15, 8:00, 8:30, 10:15, 11:00, 11:30 SunMon 10:15, 10:45, 11:20, 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 7:15, 8:00, 8:30, 10:15, 11:00 Tue-Wed 1:40, 2:10, 2:40, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 7:15, 8:00, 8:30, 10:15, 11:00 FAST FIVE: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 HANNA (PG) Thu 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:40 Fri-Wed 2:35, 7:40 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL (G) Sat-Mon 10:40 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) Thu 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:10 Fri, Tue-Wed 3:05, 5:05, 7:05, 9:15 SatMon 12:55, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05, 9:15 HOP (G) Thu 2:10, 4:25, 6:45, 9:15 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 Fri, Tue-Wed 3:10, 8:10 Sat-Mon 10:20, 3:10, 8:10 JUMPING THE BROOM (PG) 2:00, 4:35, 7:25, 10:05 Sat, Mon 11:30 mat LIMITLESS (14A) Thu 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Fri, Tue-Wed 3:00, 5:25, 7:55, 10:35 Sat-Mon 10:05, 12:30, 3:00, 5:25, 7:55, 10:35 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 9:30 PROM (PG) Thu 2:15 4:40 7:15 9:50 Fri-Wed 2:25, 4:55, 7:20, 9:50 Sat-Mon 11:55 mat RIO (G) Thu 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 Fri, Tue-Wed 2:15, 4:50, 7:05, 9:30 Sat-Mon 11:50, 2:15, 4:50, 7:05, 9:30 RIO 3D (G) Thu 2:05, 4:35, 7:10 SCREAM 4 (14A) Thu 3:10, 5:50, 8:25, 11:00 Fri, Tue-Wed 5:10, 10:10 Sat-Mon 11:55, 5:10, 10:10 SOMETHING BORROWED (PG) 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:45 SatMon 11:40 mat SOURCE CODE (PG) Thu 1:00, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:15 Fri, Tue-Wed 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:35 Sat-Mon 10:10, 12:25, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:35 THOR (PG) Fri 2:30, 5:15, 8:15, 11:15 Sat 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8:15, 11:15 Sun-Mon 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8:15, 11:00 Tue-Wed 2:30, 5:15, 8:15, 11:00 THOR 3D (PG) 2:05, 4:45, 7:45, 10:30 Sat-Mon 11:15 mat THOR: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri, TueWed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Sat-Mon 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG) Thu 2:40, 5:20, 8:00, 10:30 Fri, Tue-Wed 5:35, 10:25 Sat-Mon 12:45, 5:35, 10:25 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 2:00, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15 Fri, Tue-Wed 1:55, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Sat-Mon 11:10, 1:55, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20

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AFRICAN CATS Thu 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:15 Mon-Wed 3:40, 6:40, 9:15 ARTHUR (PG) Thu 6:50 9:40 Fri-Wed 6:30, 9:40 THE BANG BANG CLUB (14A) Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:15 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:30, 10:00 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES (G) Thu 3:40 Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:40 Mon-Wed 3:30 HANNA (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:25, 10:00 Fri-Sat 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Sun 4:30, 7:15, 10:10 Mon-Wed 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS. EVIL 3D (G) Thu 5:00, 7:30, 9:55 Fri-Sun 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:50 Mon-Wed 4:20, 6:45, 9:20 HOP (G) Thu 4:30, 7:00, 9:25 Fri-Sun 1:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 Mon-Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:30 INSIDIOUS (14A) Thu 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 Fri-Sun 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Mon-Wed 4:50, 7:25, 9:55 THE LINCOLN LAWYER (14A) Thu 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Fri-Sun 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:05 Mon-Tue 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 Wed 4:10, 9:55 MEMPHIS Sun 1:00 SOUL SURFER (PG) Thu 3:40, 6:20, 9:00 Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 Mon-Wed 3:20, 6:20, 9:00 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 3:30, 4:10, 6:30, 7:10, 9:30, 10:00 Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 Mon-Wed 4:00, 7:00, 9:45

THOR 3D (PG) Thu 12:01 Fri-Sat 1:00, 1:25, 2:00, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00 Sun-Mon 1:00, 1:25, 2:00, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30 Tue-Wed 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30 TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG) Thu 4:15, 7:10, 10:10 Fri-Mon 1:45, 4:35, 7:40, 10:20 Tue-Wed 4:35, 7:40, 10:20 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (PG) Thu 3:45, 4:35, 6:45, 7:30, 9:40, 10:25 Fri-Mon 12:45, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 Tue-Wed 3:50, 6:50, 9:45

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festivals ContaCt PhotograPhy festival various venues. sCotiabankContaCtPhoto.Com

thu 5-may 31 – Festival of local and international photography and related art.

thu 5 and Sat 7 – Screenings of Somewhere

To Disappear, co-presented with Hot Docs. See Hot Docs listings, page 73. Fri 6 – Contact and the Junction BIA present Photography In The Junction opening night, featuring a screening of The Many Faces Of Arnaud Maggs D: Annette Mangaard. Outdoor screening at Pacific Ave north of Dundas W. 9:30 pm. Free. artjunction.blogspot.com.

hot doCs film festival See Listings, page 73

toronto Jewish film festival al green theatre, 750 sPadina (ag); bloor Cinema, 506 bloor w (bC); CinePlex odeon shePPard Centre, 4861 yonge (CsC); silverCity riChmond hill, 8725 yonge (srh); toronto underground Cinema, 186 sPadina (tuC); Canada square, 2190 yonge (Cs); tiff bell lightbox, 350 king w (tbl). tJff.Com

Sat 7-may 15 – Films that reflect Jewish iden-

tity and diversity. $8-$13, stu/srs $9; opening night $20; passes $80-$160; some free screenings. 416-599-8433 or tjff.com. Sat 7 – Opening night: Looking For Lenny (2011) D: Elan Gale, and short film Thank You Mask Man. 9:15 pm (TUC). Sun 8 – Shalom Sesame (2010). 10 am (BC). Ladies And Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965) D: Donald Brittain and Don Owen, and short films Poen and Angel. 11 am (AG). Canvasman: The Robbie Ellis Story (2010) D: Gary Robinov, and short film Quentin And

Ferdinand. 11:30 am (BC). Pnina Feiler: A Communist Nurse (2010) D: Dalia Mevorach and Dani Dothan, and short film Red Shirley. 1 pm (AG). Ingelore (2009) D: Frank Stiefel, and short films Dust and Esther & Me. 1 pm (CSC). A Small Act (2009) D: Jennifer Arnold. 1 pm (SRH). Leonard Bernstein: Reaching For The Note (1998) D: Susan Lacy. 2 pm (BC). Song Of The Lodz Ghetto (2010) D: David Kaufman. 8 pm (CSC). Stalin Thought Of You (2009) D: Kevin McNeer. 3 pm (SRH). Grace Paley: Collected Shorts (2010) D: Lilly Rivlin, and short films Kun 65 and Letters. 3:30 pm (AG). Yes, Miss Commander! (2009) Dan Setton and Itzik Lerner, and short film Scent Of Strawberries. 5 pm (BC). I Shall Remember (2010) D: Vitaly Vorobjev. 5:15 pm (SRH). I Was There In Color (2010) D: Avishai Kvir, Waiting For The Homeland (2008) D: Angela Sonntag, and short film I Was A Child Of Holocaust Survivors. 6 pm (CSC). Life Is Too Long (2010) D: Dani Levy, and short film Promise. 6:30 pm (AG). Kill Daddy Goodnight (2009) D: Michael Glawogger. 7:30 pm (SRH). The Heart Of Auschwitz (2010) D: Carl Leblanc. 7:45 pm (BC). Fracture D: Alain Tamsa. 8:30 pm (CSC). Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972) D: Fred Baker. 9 pm (AG). mon 9 – The Invisible (2010) D: Gil Karni. Noon (AG). Stalin Thought Of You. 1 pm (BC). Eichmann’s End: Love, Betrayal, Death (2010) D: Raymond Ley. 1:45 pm (AG). 7 Days Of Remembrance And Hope (2010) D: Fern Levitt. 3 pm (BC). A Journey To Jerusalem (1968) D: Michael Mindlin, Jr. 3:45 pm (AG). Yes, Miss Commander! 4:30 pm (CSC). Leonard Bernstein: A Total Embrace (2005) D: Nina Bernstein Simmons and Mark Kaczmarczyk. 5:30 pm (BC). Sous Un Autre Jour (2009) D: Alain Tamsa. 5:45 pm (AG). The Heart Of Auschwitz. 6 pm (SRH). Canvasman: The Robbie Ellis Story and short film Quentin And Ferdinand. 6:30 pm (CSC). Gei-Oni (Valley Of Fortitude) (2010) D: Dan Wolman. 7:30 pm (BC). Leonard Cohen: Live At The Isle Of Wight (2009) D: Murray Lerner, and short films I’m Your Man and A Kite Is A Victim. 8 pm (AG). The Human Resources Manager (2010) D: Eran Riklis. 8:30 pm (CSC). Holy Rollers (2010) D: Kevin Asch. 8:45 pm (SRH). Lenny (1974) D: Bob Fosse. 9:30 pm (BC). The Stockholm Syndrom Trilogy (2010) D: Amit Epstein. 9:45 pm (AG). tue 10 – I Was There In Color, Waiting For The Homeland, and short film I Was A Child Of Holocaust Survivors. Noon (AG). Otto Frank, Father Of Anne (2010) D: David de Jongh. 1 pm (BC). Jubanos: The Jews Of Cuba (2010) D: Milos Silber, and Tango, A Story With Jews (2009) D: Gabriel Pomeraniec. 3 pm (BC). Omnibus – The Art Of Conducting (1955) D: Charles S Dubin, and short film Bernstein: A Musical Travelogue. 3 pm (AG). Eichmann’s

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End: Love, Betrayal, Death. 4:30 pm (CSC). Chasing Madoff (2011) D: Jeff Prosserman. 5:30 pm (BC). I Miss You (2010) D: Fabian Hofman. 5:30 pm (AG). From Shtetl To Swing: A Musical Odyssey (2005) D: Fabienne RoussoLenoir. 6 pm (SRH). Shimon Peres, Self Portrait (2007) D: Samuel Lajus and Christiane Vulvert. 6:30 pm (CSC). Leonard Cohen: Bird On A Wire (2010) D: Tony Palmer. 7 pm (TBL). Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny (2010) D: Richard Trank. 7:30 pm (SRH). Intimate Grammar (2010) D: Nir Bergman, and short film The Third Generation. 8 pm (BC). Other Among Others (2009) D: Maximiliano Pelosi, and short film Joan And Verne’s Wedding. 8 pm (AG). Who Do You Love? (2008) D: Jerry Zaks. 8:30 pm (CSC). wed 11 – Singing In The Dark (1956) D: Max Nosseck. Noon (AG). Mendlessohn, The Nazis And Me (2009) D: Sheila Hayman, and A Pause In The Holocaust (2009) D: André Waksman. 1 pm (BC). World Class Kids (2010) D: Netta Loevy, and short film Strangers No More. 2 pm (AG). The Song Of Leonard Cohen (1980) D: Harry Rasky. 3:30 pm (BC). The Hilltops (2011) D: Igal Hecht, and short film Scent Of Strawberries. 4:30 pm (CSC). Arab Labor Season 2 (2010) D: Shai Kapon, and short film The Office. 5:15 pm (AG). The Last Survivor (2010) D: Michael Pertnoy and Michael Kleiman. 6 pm (BC). Gei-Oni (Valley Of Fortitude). 6 pm (SRH). Otto Frank, Father Of Anne. 6:30 pm (CSC). Lenin In October (2010) D: Evgeny Ruman. 7:30 pm (AG). Co-presented with the Toronto Russian Film Festival. Seeds Of Summer (2007) D: Hen Lasker, and short films Unhoused, I’m Ready, and Roads. 7:30 pm (CS). Kill Daddy Goodnight. 8 pm (BC). The Names Of Love (2010) D: Michel Leclerc. 8:30 pm (CSC). Little Rose (2010) D: Jan Kidawa-Blonski. 8:30 pm (SRH). The Lenny Bruce Performance Film (1965) D: John Magnuson. 10:30 pm (BC).

toronto russian film festival

al green theatre, 750 sPadina (ag); isabel bader theatre, 93 Charles w (ib); innis town hall, 2 sussex (ith); bernard betel Centre, 1003 steeles w (bb);. royal ontario museum, 100 queen’s Park (rom); torontorussianfilmfestival.Com

wed 11-may 15 – Festival celebrating Russian

and Russian-language post-Soviet cinema. $7-$30, some free screenings. wed 11 – Lenin In October (2010) D: Evgeny Ruman. 7:30 pm (AG). Co-presented with the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.

Cinemas bloor Cinema

506 bloor w. 416-516-2330. bloorCinema.Com

thu 5-Sat 7 – Hot Docs Film Festival. See listings, page 73.

Sun 8-wed 11 – Toronto Jewish Film Festival. See listings, this page.

Camera bar 1028 queen w. 416-530-0011. Camerabar.Ca

Sat 7 – The Quiet Man (1952) D: John Ford. 3

pm. Free.

Cinematheque tiff bell lightbox

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

thu 5-Sun 8 – Hot Docs Film Festival. See listings, page 73.

mon 9 – Books On Film Club with Michael On-

daatje: The English Patient (1996) D: Anthony Minghella. 7 pm. tue 10 – Toronto Jewish Film Festival. See listings, this page. 7 pm. Trinity Square Video presents part one of the LEFT, RIGHT, CENTRE trilogy. LEFT features new works by Yuula Benivolski & Geoffrey Pugen, Lee Henderson, Madi Piller, Andrew Szatmari and Pudy Tong. 8 pm. $8-$10. trinitysquarevideo.com. wed 11 – Packaged Goods: music videos, short films & TV spots from around the world. 7 pm.

fox theatre

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

5 – Another Year (2010) D: Mike Leigh. 6:45 pm. Biutiful (2010) D: ñthu

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wed 11 – Illustrated lecture: Reg Hartt’s Metropolis (1926) D: Fritz Lang. 7 pm.

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thu 5 – Barney’s Version (2010) D: Richard J Lewis. 6:30 pm. Biutiful (2010) D: Alejandro González Iñárritu. 9:15 pm. Fri 6 – Jane Eyre (2011) D: Cary Fukunaga. 7 pm. The Adjustment Bureau (2011) D: George Nolfi. 9:20 pm. Sat 7 – Rango (2011) D: Gore Verbinski. 2 pm. Jane Eyre. 4:15 & 7 pm. The Adjustment Bureau. 9:20 pm. Sun 8 – Rango. 1:30 pm. Hot Docs Film Festival. See listings, page 73. 4:30 & 7 pm. The Adjustment Bureau. 9:15 pm. mon 9 – Jane Eyre. 1 & 7 pm. The Adjustment Bureau. 9:15 pm. tue 10 – Another Year (2010) Mike Leigh. 6:45 pm. Jane Eyre. 9:15 pm. wed 11 – Drop Your Shorts Short Film Fest. 7 pm. The Adjustment Bureau. 9:15 pm.

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available at digital viewing stations. Tue-Wed noon-7 pm, Thu-Sat noon-10 pm, Sun noon-5 pm. Free. thu 5 – Ciné-Jeudi presents the documentary Eldorado/Preljocaj (2008) D: Olivier Assayas. French w/ s-t. 7:30 pm. $6, stu/srs $4. Sat 7 – Ontario Council for International Cooperation presents the Kaleidoscope Real World Video Challenge Awards Gala. 3 pm. Free. kvcgala2011.eventbrite.com. wed 11 – Free Favourites At Four: Project Grizzly (1996) D: Peter Lynch. 4 pm. Free.

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Fri 6 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 2, 3 & 9 pm.

Under The Sea. Noon & 8 pm. IMAX Hubble. 1 pm. Sat 7 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 1, 3 & 9 pm. Under The Sea. Noon, 4 & 8 pm. IMAX Hubble. 2 pm. Sun 8 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 1 & 3 pm. IMAX Under The Sea. Noon & 4 pm. Hubble. 2 pm. mon 9-wed 11 – Tornado Alley. 11 am, 2 & 3 pm. Under The Sea. Noon. IMAX Hubble. 1 pm.

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

thu 5 – Illustrated lecture: The History Of 3D Motion Pictures. 7 pm. Sat 7 – Illustrated lectures: The Great Movie Serials. 1 pm; Jane Jacobs. 5 pm; Judith Merril. 6 pm. What I Learned With LSD (2010) D: Reg Hartt. 7 pm. Psychiatric Hospital Documentary: Key 56 D: Alexander Hamel. 8 pm. The Epic Of Gilgamesh reading on film by Reg Hartt. 9 pm. Illustrated lecture: The Men Who Made Men Making Love With Men Look Like Gods Making Love With God (films of Wakefield Poole and Peter Berlin). 11 pm. Sun 8 – Illustrated lectures: Triumph Of The Will (1935) D: Leni Riefenstahl. 1 pm; The History Of Animated Cartoons. 4 pm. Oz Darkside: The Wizard Of Oz (1939) D: Victor Fleming, accompanied by the soundtrack of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon album. 7 pm. Kid Dracula: Nosferatu (1922) D: FW Murnau, accompanied by the soundtrack of Radiohead’s Kid A and OK Computer albums. 9 pm. mon 9 – Illustrated lectures: The Subversive Film Festival. 7 pm; From Comic Book Page To The Silver Screen including a screening of The Phantom. 9 pm. tue 10 – Zechariah Sitchin lectures on DVD. 5 pm. Illustrated lecture: The Death & Life Of Great American Motion Pictures. 7 pm.

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The CN Tower presents The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D. Continuous screenings daily 10 am to 8 pm. 301 Front W. 416868-6937, cntower.ca.

thu 5-wed 11 – Casa Loma presents The Pellatt Newsreel (2006) D: Barbra Cooper, a film and permanent exhibit on the history of Casa Loma and Henry Pellatt. Daily screenings 10 am to 4:30 pm. Included w/ admission. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171, casaloma.org. thu 5 – Zeitgeist Toronto presents the documentary Living Without Money D: Line Halvorsen. Q&A w/ director and producer Paolo Pallavidino to follow. 6 pm. Free. OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor W. zeitgeist-toronto.com. Sat 7 – Lakeshore Arts presents the Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival featuring local and international shorts, including Bot D: Mustafa Lakzani, Hot Water D: Jane Tattersall, and others. 7:30 pm. $40. Assembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park. lakeshorts.ca. mon 9 – Trans Inclusion Group presents a screening of Speakeasy (2009) D: Courtney Trouble. 6:30 pm. Free. Bahen Centre, 40 St George, rm 1180. 416-978-8201. Green 13 presents a screening of Toxic Trespass (2007) D: Barri Cohen, about the toxic chemical soup all around us. Discussion to follow. 6:30 pm. Free. Annette Library, 145 Annette. green13toronto.org.

tue 10 – Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts presents the documentary Land Of Destiny (2010) D: Brett Story, about rising cancer rates in a petrochemical town. Discussion to follow. 7 pm. $5. Toronto Free Gallery, 1277 Bloor W. 416-599-9096, mayworks.ca. wed 11 – b current presents Flimsy Things!

short films, as part of the rock.paper.sistahz festival. Films include Africville: Can’t Stop Now by Quanita Peters, Blew by ahdri zhina mandiela, and others. Audience talkback to follow. 8 pm. Pwyc ($10-$15 sugg). Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie. bcurrent.ca.

The Trane Studio Dinner & A Movie night presents Chameleon Street (1989) D: Wendell B Harris Jr. 8 pm. Free. 964 Bathurst. 416-9138197, tranestudio.com. 3

Some final Hot Docs highs and lows hot docs: canadian international documentary festival continues to May 8, various locations. $14, some $5 late-night screenings, various passes available. 416-637-5150, hotdocs.ca. See listings, this page, and more reviews at nowtoronto.com/hotdocs.

love shines (Douglas Arrowsmith, Canada). 87 minutes. Rating: nnnn

He’s been wowing audiences for two decades and is adored by the likes of Elvis Costello and Steve Earle, but Ron Sexsmith has never had a hit record – which, as we discover in Douglas Arrowsmith’s sympathetic profile, is eating away at him like a cancer. Love Shines follows the singer/songwriter to Los Angeles for the 2009 recording sessions of his album Long Player Late Bloomer, where he’s enlisted mega-producer Bob Rock to infuse his melancholy, introspective songs with pop appeal. The more time they spend in the studio, the less likely it seems that Rock will succeed. Sexsmith just doesn’t write top 40 material, and his introverted stage presence is another impediment to connecting with the masses. (In the end, as good as Long Player Late Bloomer is, it sounds pretty much like every other Ron Sexsmith album.) Intercutting Rock’s efforts in the studio with Sexsmith’s 2003 trip home to St. Catharines and his 2006 perfor-

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bloor cinema, 506 bloor w (bc); cumberland cinemas, 159 cumberland (cc); fox theatre, 2236 queen e (ft); innis town hall, 2 sussex (it); isabel bader theatre, 93 charles w (ib); the regent, 555 mount pleasant (re); revue cinema, 400 roncesvalles (rc); rooftop london tap house , 250 adelaide w (rlh); royal cinema, 608 college (rc), royal ontario museum, 100 queen’s park (rom); tiff bell lightbox, reitman square, 350 king w (bl); winter garden theatre, 189 yonge (wg) . 416-637-5150, hotdocs.ca

thu 5-sun 8 – Canadian international documentary festival. $14, late-night ñ screenings (after 11 pm) $5, festival pass $98,

late-night pass $10, Bloor Cinema all-access pass $120, premium pass $190, premium pass for two $300. hotdocs.ca. thu 5 – Open Secret D: Steve Lickteig. 11 am (IB). Vodka Factory D: Jerzy Sladkowski. 11 am (ROM). St-Henri, The 26th Of August D: Shannon Walsh. 12:30 pm (CC). Love Always, Carolyn – A Film About Kerouac, Cassady And Me D: Maria Ramström and Malin Korkeasalo, and short film Endless Love. 12:45 pm (BL). You’ve Been Trumped D: Anthony Baxter. 1 pm (CC). Buck D: Cindy Meehl. 1:15 pm (IB). Hot Coffee D: Susan Saladoff. 1:30 pm (BL). We Were Here D: David Weissman. 1:45 pm. Knuckle D: Ian Palmer. 2 pm (BL). Koran By Heart D: Greg Barker. 3:30 pm (CC). Carol Channing: Larger Than Life D: Dori Berinstein. 3:45 pm (BL). Hell And Back Again D: Danfung Dennis. 4 pm (IB). Abendland D: Nikolaus Geyrhalter. 4 pm (CC). If A Tree Falls: A Story Of The Earth Liberation Front D: Marshall Curry. 4:30 pm (BL). Housing D: Federica Di Giacomo. 4:30 pm (ROM). Limelight D: Billy Corben. 6 pm (BL). The Interrupters D: Steve James. 6 pm (CC). People Of A Feather D: Joel Heath. 6:30 pm (BL). Inside Lara Roxx D: Mia Donovan. 6:30 pm (BC). Timothy Findley: Anatomy Of A Writer (1995) and Up Against The System (1969) D: Terence MacartneyFilgate. 6:45 pm (IT). How To Die In Oregon D: Peter Richardson. 6:45 pm (IB). All For The Good Of The World And Nosovice D: Vít Klusák. 7 pm (RC). The Chocolate Farmer D: Rohan Fernando. 7 pm (BL). Somewhere To

Interviewee Harmony Korine doesn’t say much about The Advocate For Fagdom’s Bruce LaBruce.

mance at Massey Hall, Arrowsmith crafts a psychologically dense portrait of an artist whose single-minded pursuit of commercial success threatens to overwhelm his art. He’s not his own worst enemy, exactly, but he’s not helping the situanorman Wilner tion either. Friday (May 6) and Saturday (May 7), 9:45 pm, Isabel Bader; Sunday (May 8), 4 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox 2.

mighty Jerome (Charles Officer, Canada). 83 minutes. Rating nnn

when he accepted a scholarship to the University of Oregon and started dating a white girl. Charles Officer’s elegant black-andwhite documentary traces the ups and downs of Jerome’s career through the standard blend of contemporary interviews and archival footage, assembled with a striking visual confidence. The use of re-enactments feels a little forced, though; Jerome’s personality comes through so strongly that recreations of his life just seem redundant. nW Sunday (May 8), 4:30 pm, Revue.

The sprinter Harry Jerome was a teenage phenom out of Vancouver, tying the world record for the 100-metre dash when he was just 20 years old and winning a bronze medal in the 1964 Olympics. He was also black, which presented a separate set of challenges

the advocate for fagdom (Angélique Bosio, France). 92 minutes. Rating: n

Disappear D: Laure Flammarion and Arnaud Uyttenhove. 7 pm (CC). The Collaborator And His Family D: Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash. 7:15 pm (ROM). Foreign Parts D: Verena Paravel and JP Sniadecki. 7:15 pm (BL). When The Drum Is Beating D: Whitney Dow. 7:30 pm (RLH). The Future Is Now! D: Gary Burns and Jim Brown. 9 pm (BL). Dolphin Boy D: Dani Menkin and Yonathan Nir. 9 pm (BC). Living Skin D: Fawzi Saleh, and Guañape Sur D: János Richter. 9:30 pm (CC). Invisible Girlfriend (2008) D: David Redmon. 9:30 pm (IT). Vinyl (2000) D: Alan Zweig. 9:30 pm (RC). My Barefoot Friend D: Seong-gyou Lee. 9:30 pm (BL). Project Nim D: James Marsh. 9:45 pm (IB). Our Newspaper D: Eline Flipse, and The Naked Of Saint Petersburg D: Ada Bligaard Søby. 9:45 pm (CC). Recessionize! For Fun And Profit! D: Jamie Kastner, and short film Incident By A Bank. 9:45 pm (ROM). Ola Svensson Superstar D: Stefan Berg. 9:45 pm (BL). The Valley Of The Moon D: Giovanni Buccomino. 9:45 pm (BL). Who Took The Bomp? Le Tigre On Tour D: Kerthy Fix. 11:45 pm (BC). fri 6 – Melissa-Mom And Me D: Limor Pinhasov and Poster Girl D: Sara Nesson. 10:30 am (ROM). Project Nim. 11 am (IB). The Samba Within Me D: Georgia Guerra-Peixe. 1 pm (CC). At Night, They Dance D: Isabelle Lavigne and Stéphane Thibault. 1:15 pm (ROM). Imagining Emanuel D: Thomas A Østbye and short film The Day We Danced On The Moon. 1:30 pm (CC). Despicable Dick & Righteous Richard D: Joshua Neale. 1:45 pm (IB). Love Crimes Of Kabul D: Tanaz Eshaghian. 3:30 pm (BL). Zelal D: Marianne Khoury and Mustapha Hasnaoui. 4 pm (ROM). Memoirs Of A Plague D: Robert Nugent. 4 pm (CC). People I Could Have Been And Maybe Am D: Boris Gerrets, and short film Shibuya – Tokyo. 4 pm (BL). Bully Project D: Lee Hirsch. 4:15 pm (IB). Blood In The Mobile D: Frank Piasecki Poulsen. 4:30 pm (CC). Cinema Komunisto D: Mila Turajlic. 6 pm (BL). Wild Horse, Wild Ride D: Alex Dawson and Greg Gricus. 6:15 pm (BC). Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then D: Brent Green. 6:15 pm (BL). Little Voices D: Jairo Eduardo Carrilo and Oscar Andrade. 6:30 pm (BC). Give Up Tomorrow D: Michael Collins. 6:45 pm (ROM). Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (2009) D: Jessica Oreck. 7 pm (IT). At The Edge Of Russia D: Michal Marczak. 7 pm (CC). Cosmic Energy Inc. D: Giuseppe

Schillaci and The Garden Of Hope D: Antonello Faretta. 7 pm (RC). After The Apocalypse D: Antony Butts. 7:15 pm (CC). Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey D: Constance Marks. 7:15 pm (IB). Ola Svensson Superstar. 7:30 pm (RLH). A Rubberband Is An Unlikely Instrument D: Matt Boyd. 8:45 pm (BL). The Advocate For Fagdom D: Angélique Bosio. 9 pm (BC). Senna D: Asif Kapadia. 9 pm (BL). Bob And The Monster D: Keirda Bahruth. 9:30 pm (CC). The Forgotten Space D: Allan Sekula and Noël Burch. 9:30 pm (ROM). Vinyl: The Alternate Take (2006) D: Alan Zweig. 9:30 pm (RC). Who Took The Bomp? Le Tigre On Tour. 9:30 pm (BL). Love Shines D: Douglas Arrowsmith. 9:45 pm (IB). Inside Lara Roxx. 9:45 pm (CC). American Losers (2006) D: Ada Bligaard Søby. 9:45 pm (IT). The Ballad Of Genesis And Lady Jane D: Marie Losier. 11:45 pm (BC). sat 7 – How To Die In Oregon. 10:45 am (IB). Doc It! Showcase. 11 am (ROM). The Future Is Now!. 1 pm (CC). Somewhere To Disappear. 1:15 pm (CC). People Of A Feather. 1:30 pm (IB). Our Newspaper and The Naked Of Saint Petersburg. 1:30 pm (ROM). Little Voices. 3:45 pm (BL). Ola Svensson Superstar. 4 pm (CC). Cinema Komunisto. 4 pm (BL). Limelight. 4 pm (ROM). Beauty Day D: Jay Cheel, and Fahrenheit 7-Eleven D: Walter Forsberg. 4:15 pm (IB). Pirate Tapes D: Matvei Zhivov, Andrew Moniz, Roger Singh and Rock Baijnauth. 4:15 pm (CC). The Interrupters. 5:45 pm (BL). Living Skin and Guañape Sur. 6 pm (BL). Wild Horse, Wild Ride. 6 pm (BC). A Simple Rhythm D: Tess Girard, and 75 Watts D: John Cullen. 6:30 pm (CC). Recessionize! For Fun And Profit! 6:30 pm (BL). The Team D: Patrick Reed. 6:45 pm (ROM). Foreign Parts. 7 pm (BL). Wiebo’s War D: David York. 7 pm (RE). After The Apocalypse. 7 pm (IT). Running Stumbled (2006) D: John Maringouin. 7 pm (RC). Being The Chocolate Farmer. 7:15 pm (CC). Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey. 7:15 pm (IB). The Forgotten Space. 8:15 pm (BL). The Advocate For Fagdom. 8:45 pm (BL). The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 D: Göran Hugo Olsson. 9 pm (BC). Marija’s Own D: Zeljka Suková. 9:15 pm (IT). Resurrect Dead: The Mystery Of The Toynbee Tiles D: Jon Foy, and short film PS Your Mystery Sender. 9:15 pm (CC). The Guantanamo Trap D: Thomas Selim Wallner. 9:30 pm (RE). Grinders D: Matt Gallagher. 9:30 pm (BL). The Collaborator And His

French director Angélique Bosio’s movie has no structure, little tension, and her appalling photographed interviews with the shades-wearing subject himself are so unrevealing, they resemble some half-assed film school exercise. Relying on talking heads like filmmakers Gus Van Sant, Harmony Korine and John Waters (one of the only lively interviewees), Bosio delivers a checklist of topics anyone vaguely familiar with LaBruce’s work will already know: his obsession with punks, his subversion of gay porn tropes (if you say so) and his dabbling in French literary theory. LaBruce is filled with contradictions: he criticizes gay marriage while being married himself. (We briefly

meet his Cuban-Canadian spouse in an interview that tells us nothing.) Bosio never calls him out on that. Of course, generous clips from LaBruce’s films abound, and there’s a perfunctory look at his early queer zine, J.D.s, but why no interview with its cofounder, G.B. Jones? And why not take LaBruce back to the farming community where he grew up to interview his family and neighbours? Presumably Bosio finished the film before LaBruce’s L.A. Zombies got banned from a film festival in Melbourne last summer. That incident – and LaBruce’s predictable response – could have provided the doc with a bit glenn sumi of conflict. Friday (May 6), 9 pm, Bloor; Saturday (May 7), 8:45 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox 2.3

Love Shines paints a psychologically dense portrait of musician Ron Sexsmith.

How ironic that a documentary about Toronto queer-punk filmmaking provocateur Bruce LaBruce should be so… dull.

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Family. 9:30 pm (ROM). Dolphin Boy. 9:45 pm (BL). The Valley Of The Moon. 9:45 pm (RC). The Redemption Of General Butt Naked D: Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion. 9:45 pm (CC). Love Shines. 9:45 pm (IB). Highway Gospel D: Jaret Belliveau. 11:45 pm (BC). sun 8 – You’ve Been Trumped. 12:30 pm (CC). The Hollywood Complex D: Dan Sturman and Dylan Nelson. 1 pm (CC). The Chocolate Farmer. 1:15 pm (ROM). Mama Africa D: Mika Kaurismäki, and short film The Power Of Love (Celine Dion Fans In Kenya). 1:30 pm (IB). El Bulli – Cooking In Progress D: Gereon Wetzel. 3 pm (CC). Kumaré D: Vikram Gandhi. 3:30 pm (CC). Family Portrait In Black And White D: Julia Ivanova, and short film Hand To Toe: An Exploration In The Art Of Giving. 3:30 pm (BL). A Simple Rhythm and 75 Watts. 3:45 pm (ROM). Love Shines. 4 pm (BL). Buck. 4:15 pm (IB). Mighty Jerome D: Charles Officer. 4:30 pm (RC). Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey. 4:30 pm (BL). Phnom Penh Lullaby D: Pawel Kloc. 5:45 pm (BL). How To Die In Oregon. 5:45

pm (CC). St-Henri, The 26th Of August. 6 pm (ROM). Gnarr D: Gaukur Ulfarsson. 6 pm (CC). Vodka Factory. 6:15 pm (IT). Position Among The Stars D: Leonard Retel Helmrich. 6:15 pm (BL). Grinders. 6:30 pm (FT). Boy Cheerleaders D: James Newton and 5 Pictures Of A Father D: Nadia Josefine El Said. 6:45 pm (IB). Becoming Chaz D: Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. 6:45 pm (BL). Superheroes D: Michael Barnett. 7 pm (RC). Team. 7 pm (RC). In Heaven, Underground. The Jewish Cemetery In Berlin-Weissensee D: Britta Wauer. 7:30 pm (BL). The Ballad Of Genesis And Lady Jaye. 8:45 pm (ROM). How Are You Doing, Rudolf Ming? D: Roberts Rubins, and Flying Anne D: Catherine van Campen. 8:45 pm (BL). The Good Life D: Eva Mulvad, and short film Surpriseville. 9 pm (IB). Love Always, Carolyn – A Film About Kerouac, Cassady And Me. 9 pm (CC). Pirate Tapes. 9 pm (FT). Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. 9 pm (BL). People Of A Feather. 9 pm (IT). Knuckle. 9:15 pm (CC). Becoming Santa D: Jeff Myers. 9:15 pm (BL). Inside Lara Roxx. 9:30 pm (RC).3

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I was hangIng out wIth a guy who Is i n a relationship. I told him nothing could happen, and we decided to keep things friendly. A while ago, I made the drunken mistake of climbing into the back seat of a car with him, and things got racy pretty quickly. He asked if I was on birth control; I told him yes, because I was, and he penetrated me and came inside me after one thrust. The next day, I got all emotional, and he’s since stopped talking to me because I freaked. Here we are a bit later, and I just had a pregnancy scare. Had I been pregnant, I would have had an abortion. If I’d actually been facing an abortion, I would have called and told him. Would that have been the right thing to do? I wouldn’t have asked for money or support; I would have told him solely because it would have felt wrong not to. I had some feeling, like he should know – because he has a right to know, you know? I can’t imagine I’m the only woman who’s been faced with a “to tell or not to tell” situation. Weigh in? Classy Lady A woman who is pregnant and has decided to have an abortion should tell the guy who knocked her up about the pregnancy and her decision to abort… unless she sincerely believes – or even legitimately suspects – that the guy is gonna bully, badger and/or do violence to her in an attempt to prevent her from choosing abortion.

Guys need to know when they’ve dodged a bullet, CL. Being made aware that he came this close to 18 years’ worth of child support payments can lead a guy to be more cautious with his spunk – and, in some cases, more likely to support choice. Take the guy you fucked: he needs to know that not all birth control methods are foolproof and not every woman who claims to be on birth control is telling the truth and/or being diligent about taking those pills every day. Hearing that almost-a-daddy bullet whiz past his head may convince him to put on that condom the next time he’s fucking a woman he isn’t serious about, even if she is (or claims to be) on birth control. And, um, gee... this bit is going to get me scratched off NARAL’s Christmas card list, which will be a real bummer (last year’s card was great: “The Crusades, the Inquisition, clerical sex-abuse scandals – all of this could have been prevented. Happy holidays from your friends at NARAL”), but I gotta be me. A guy – a good, decent, non-abusive guy – should be told about an impending abortion so he can, if he feels the abortion is a mistake, make a case for keeping the baby. It’s still the woman’s choice in the end – there should be absolutely no question about that – but the fetus, if not the uterus, is his, too. It’s only fair that the same guy who would be on the hook for child support payments if you decide to

go through with the pregnancy be heard out before you follow through on your decision to end it.

I’m a 24-year-old mostly straIght girl with a great GGG boyfriend. My problem is

with an ex-boyfriend. We met when I was on a break from school. A few months after we got together, I went back to finish my degree in a different state. He was wary about a long-distance thing, but I wanted to try it, and I made promises about our future that I probably shouldn’t have. Then, the day after we broke up, one of my ex-boyfriends died. I was a total mess for months and completely incapable of dealing with the breakup, which was hard for the guy I’d just broken up with. We wound up ending things on a really bad note. But it’s still not over. He hasn’t ever gotten over our relationship, and every few months he calls or emails with some new issue or wanting to talk. He’s been verbally abusive, and I often want to cut off contact, but because of the death of my other ex-boyfriend, I’m really scared about losing contact with exes. He told me he almost killed himself a couple of years ago; I don’t know if it’s true, but I can believe it. He accused me of raping him – saying that he’d consented to sex with the understanding that we’d be together forever, and when we broke up I violated the terms of the agreement under which he had con-

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sented to have sex with me. Now he’s demanding that I admit to having raped him and threatening to post that I raped him on my Facebook wall. I don’t know what to do. I have no interest in getting back together, but I know I hurt him and I feel responsible. I’d do a lot of things differently in hindsight, but I don’t think I’m a rapist. I know this sounds like a typical crazy-ex story, and I should probably just cut him off, but that feels wrong and I’m worried about him. Freaked Out Feeling Stuck Everyone you’ve ever dated – including the boy you’re with now – is fated to die. (You, too, FOFS.) Which means that, as the years grind on, you will eventually lose contact with each and every one of your ex-boyfriends, should you be fortunate enough to outlive them all. You will also one day lose contact with your current boyfriend, if you stay together, or he will one day lose contact with you if you precede him in dropping dead. It might help you cope with the coming inevitable losses, FOFS, if you cut your crazy ex out of your life now, while he’s still alive. Think of it as an exercise in letting go. Stop taking his calls, stop returning his emails and block him on Facebook. You can urge him – in one final email – to move the fuck on already, to get help and to get a grip. Tell him that you’re both too young to waste the rest of your lives processing a failed relation-

ship, and you can add, perhaps in a PS, that consensual sex in the early stages of a relationship – the stage at which dreamy, ill-advised discussions about a shared future are most common – does not retroactively become rape should that relationship end. Finally, FOFS, while your ex sounds nutty and vindictive, your reasons for staying in touch with him are slightly batshit. People lose contact with exes all the time. Get over it. If you’ve convinced yourself that hashing shit out with your manipulative ex is the compassionate, loving thing to do, you’re wrong – it’s not helping him and it’s making you miserable. Or so you say. The longer you go on helping your ex pick at his scabs, the more you look like the kind of controlling, vindictive ex who doesn’t really want her exes to get over her. HEY, EVERYBODY: There’s a bill moving through the state legislature in Tennessee that would make it a crime for a teacher to say the word “gay.” If this bill passes, a bullied gay kid wouldn’t be able to go to a teacher or school administrator for help – as if things weren’t already hard enough for gay kids in the Bible Belt. More info at wesaygay.com. F ind the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger. com/savage. mail@savagelove.net

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