Phoenix and Letterman in cahoots?
Everything about the famous actor’s bizarre performance last week points to a hoax
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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.
Jian Ghomeshi, host laureate of Oscar punditry
You gotta love a morning radio man who’s typing after midnight, and rhyming "pristine" with "Joaquin"
’Slumdog Millionaire’ sweeps the Oscars
The biggest surprise of the night, however, is that the show was great. Now that’s a miracle.
BDJ Oscar picks
Our film critic says he never wins Oscar pools, but for the record, here are his predictions, and personal faves
Man-less women rule the Oscars
This year’s Best Actress nominees all play solitary souls with a subversive streak
The seductions of history
Opening Weekend: Reviews of ’Che,’ ’Stone of Destiny’ and ’The Necessities of Life’
VIDEO: Who will - and who should - win an Oscar on Sunday
Film critic Brian D. Johnson makes his picks
Clive, you would have fared better as Bond
’The International’—a ridiculous script and a director more focused on architecture than actors
The mushroom people find a friend
Ron Mann’s new documentary sheds light on a literal subculture and its cultish devotees