BTC: Monday morning smileAn anonymous Conservative on Maxime Bernier’s future . "The talk is that Maxime is going to end up at something fun and more at...
The Second Coming of Steven Spielberg: Indy Encounters of the Fouth KindThere was the predictable mob scene as the media horde surged between narrow barricades, clamoring to get into Indy IV. I got in...
Indy vs the indies: Indiana Jones in the Kingdom of CannesToday is Indy Day. This afternoon, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be unveiled for the media...
Weekend Notes (Vol. 1, No. 18)The Prime Minister’s second answer on Thursday included this meditation on patriotism. "Whenever this government announces...
Things we’ve never seen beforeOne of the reasons critics get addicted to Cannes is the rush of seeing something thing they’ve never seen before, an experience...
Why Woody isn’t up for a ménage-a-troisAt the Cannes press conference for Woody’s Allen’s new comedy, Vicky Cristina Barcelona —which features a ménage-a-trois...
La place to be, apparentlyI’ve been away and haven’t kept pace with Ottawa’s rhythms. (It seemed reasonable to assume Ottawa doesn’t have any rhythms.) On...
Dress up, dressing downLe Devoir reports that Prime Minister "none of my business" Harper called Maxime Bernier in to complain, among other things, about...
Mike Tyson, movie star with heavyweight hubrisIn Tyson , James Toback’s shockingly candid documentary, one of sport’s most fascinating figures makes an unlikely comeback, and a...
Europe, real and fake: Woody does BarcelonaLegend has it that Europeans enjoy bolder, looser, more free-spirited lives than North Americans—lives like over-filled wine...