The sad story of Nim
From the archives: ’Project Nim’ shines at Hot Docs documentary festival
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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.
What’s hot at Hot Docs
Must-sees at North America’s largest documentary festival
How Cher’s daughter became her son
Chastity becomes Chaz while his lesbian girlfriend struggles to adapt
Opening Weekend: ’Water for Elephants’ and ’African Cats’
Plus: ’Bill Cunningham New York’
Stalking the wild fashion of New York
A new documentary trails the elusive New York Times photog Bill Cunningham
Rob "Eraserman" Ford, hold your fire! All graffiti is not evil!
Street art has earned its place in the urban wilderness
Cannes welcomes Brad, Sean, Johnny, Mel, Ryan, Kiefer and Rachel—but no Canadian movies
Terence Malick’s ’The Tree of Life,’ starring Brad Pitt, has the perfect pedigree of red-carpet heat and auteur mystique
The best in the world
Did a happy ending help this film beat out Canada’s ’Incendies’ at the Oscars?
How to get students to recite poetry
At this new competition, high-schoolers will compete for $10,000 in prizes
Opening Weekend: Girls gone wild in Hanna, Your Highness and Soul Surfer
There will be blood—in the Amazonian quests of Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan and AnnaSophia Robb