Review: Infamous Players: A Tale of the Movies, the Mob (and Sex)
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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.
Bollywood confidential
A guide to the glitz, glamour and surreal cinema as Toronto prepares to host India’s Oscars
Opening Weekend: Green Lantern, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Beginners
A trio of Canucks in Father’s Day tales—Reynolds goes green, Plummer goes gay, Carrey marches with penguins
Opening Weekend: boyhood wonder in Tree of Life, Super 8 and Submarine
’The Tree of Life’ is essential viewing, and not just because Brad Pitt does his best work since ’Thelma and Louise’
National Ballet’s ’Alice’ is a thing of wonder
The ’wow’ factor of a Broadway hit with wizardry worthy of Robert Lepage
What keeps Brad Pitt awake at night?
The ’Tree of Life’ star talks about being a dad, and playing one for the mysterious Malick
Opening Weekend: Midnight in Paris, X-Men, Good Neighbours
Woody’s Paris revue and the Marvel prequel are both crowd-pleasers—rich with over-qualified actors
Dionne Brand wins the Griffin Poetry Prize
Trinidad-born Brand and Tacoma-born Gjertrud Schnackenberg each take home $75,000
Hangover II: double the hangover, none of the high
Take your pick of Asian cliches—in R-rated Bangkok or the 3D antics of ’Panda 2’
Photo gallery: The other side of Cannes
A street fashion gallery of non-celebrities