Martin Sheen’s family baggage
Looking for traces of the prodigal son in dad’s road trip with Charlie’s older brother
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Brian D. Johnson
Brian D. Johnson writes about film and the arts for Maclean’s. He’s also a filmmaker, and director of the annual Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Gala.
Eddie Murphy short-changed in ’Tower Heist’
Murphy plays second fiddle to Ben Stiller in a role that starts strong but fizzles in the end—just like the movie
Snake puppets and pasties: the avant-garde burlesque of Marie Chouinard
With her outrageous take on ’Orpheus and Eurydice,’ Chouinard braves the extremes of avatnt-garde audacity and Vegas vulgarity
Movie trailers are out of control
Studio previews are being premiered like blockbuster events, complete with reviews
The unlikely Olsen sister
Forget the twins—Ashley and Mary-Kate’s younger sibling has serious talent
’In Time’: a clockwork ’Bonne and Clyde’ for the 99%
Justin Timberlake’s time bandit is a mix of James Bond, Robin Hood and Clyde Barrow
The Bob Marley brand: recyling lyrics to sell headphones and coffee
Rasta values meet corporate sensibilities with the House of Marley
’The Three Musketeers 3D’ wants to be Pirates of the Parisians
A classic gets dumbed down and tarted up, with Milla Jovovich as a ninja sexpot, Orlando Bloom in a pompadour, and D’Artagnan as a Beverly Hills teen
Johnny English Reborn: Mr. Bean with a licence to talk
A spy spoof for those who find Austin Powers too filthy and Mr. Bean too much like a man in a silent movie
Talk about living colour: ’I Send You This Cadmium Red’
A multimedia stage work brings meditations on colour by John Berger and John Christie vividly to life