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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.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt generate terrific chemistry is this quirky romantic comedy from Lasse...
Emily Blunt on what it takes to make a good romantic movie
At TIFF2011, the star of ’Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’ sat down with Brian D. Johnson
How Sarah Silverman broke her fingers on a treadmill, and got naked for Sarah Polley
’What have I got to lose? It’s a body.’
TIFF gridlock and Norman Jewison’s next act
As Jewison contemplates ’The Iranians Are Coming’, there’s as much buzz about the traffic as about the films
An Awakening
An Awakening Rebecca Hall delivers a powerhouse performance in a period ghost story that’s artful, atmospheric and downright...
The Descendants
Balancing offbeat humour and abject sentiment, Alexander Payne ( Sideways , About Schmidt ) rides the perfect wave between comedy...
Flashback to TIFF2011: Buttonholing Brad Pitt 2.0
We lob that same softball question at Moneyball’s big-money player; Jonah Hill talks about his underdog status, and Philip Seymour Hoffman reminds us that no actor getting work in Hollywood is an "underdog"