Opening weekend: Losing home in ‘Winter’s Bone’ and ‘Toy Story 3′
The toys are trapped in a daycare gulag; while a teenage girl plunges into an Ozark underworld
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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.
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Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles (week of June 14th, 2010)
Rufus, are you googling yourself now?
Rufus Wainwright takes on his critics from the concert stage
Not Being John Malkovich
A creepy, crowd-pleasing serial killer kicks off Luminato
Opening Weekend: Retro kicks in ‘Karate Kid’ and ‘A-Team’
Earnest martial arts fable or gonzo shooting match—take your pick
Karate Kid’s a remake with muscle—no kidding!
Remakes and sequels don’t always suck
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Round three: The battling Hitchens brothers
Christopher and Peter both have new memoirs. While Peter wrestles with his absent sibling throughout, Christopher essentially ignores his brother.
Hope in a sea of ’globish’
A good sign: Nunavut’s language gets a boost
Poets do the best stand-up
Karen Solie and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanái are winners of the 10th annual Griffin Prize