’The King’s Speech’ tops Golden Globes
Non-fiction dramas of a royal, a geek and a boxer lead the field, but what’s up with ’Burlesque’ and ’The Tourist’?
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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.
Opening Weekend: ’The Tourist’ is strictly for tourists
Don’t look for any chemistry between Jolie and Depp—she’s posing, he’s going through the motions
Going up against Hitler, with a stutter
Oscar favourite Colin Firth excels as a stammering royal who has to inspire a nation
Bruce McDonald rocks Whistler’s 10th anniversary
A Crazy Canuck skis with a daredevil director at B.C.’s answer to Sundance
One nut-cracked ballerina
‘Black Swan’ plays like a deranged pas de deux between Hitchcock and Cronenberg
Opening Weekend: Made In Dagenham, Love and Other Drugs, Faster, The Nutcracker in 3-D, Waste Land
Sally Hawkins and Rosamund Pike shine in a frustrating mix of heart and hokum
A romantic comedy—plus sex. Lots of it.
‘Love and Other Drugs’ mixes Viagra, rare chemistry and screwball satire
White Stripes rock the National Ballet
’The basic idea for Chroma was incredibly stark’
The canonization of John Lennon
The documentary LENNONYC showcases the late John Lennon’s New York years and what his Dec. 8 assassination meant for his adopted city and fame at large
Opening Weekend: Harry Potter, The Next Three Days, Client 9
Emma Watson rules a road movie about boys and their wands