http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:32:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/cannes-country-for-old-men-and-young-women/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/cannes-country-for-old-men-and-young-women/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 00:32:59 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387111 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/cannes-country-for-old-men-and-young-women/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson's latest dispatch from the festival, plus why Jerry Lewis has trouble with female comics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/so-long-hollywood/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/so-long-hollywood/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:45:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386668 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/so-long-hollywood/feed/ 0 Spielberg may be heading the festival's jury, but the A-list stars, and the action, are very far from L.A. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/richard-dreyfuss-owes-jaws-to-duddy-kravitz/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/richard-dreyfuss-owes-jaws-to-duddy-kravitz/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:54 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386603 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/22/richard-dreyfuss-owes-jaws-to-duddy-kravitz/feed/ 0 After 'Duddy,' he feared he'd never work again, and begged Spielberg for the role http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-cannes-comeback-kid-michael-douglas-as-liberace/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-cannes-comeback-kid-michael-douglas-as-liberace/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:08 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385798 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/the-cannes-comeback-kid-michael-douglas-as-liberace/feed/ 0 "In terms of being in bed with Michael Douglas," says Matt Damon, "I now have things in common with Sharon Stone and Glenn Close." http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/beautiful-loser-the-coens-portrait-of-a-failed-folkie-lights-up-cannes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/beautiful-loser-the-coens-portrait-of-a-failed-folkie-lights-up-cannes/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:52:56 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385444 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/20/beautiful-loser-the-coens-portrait-of-a-failed-folkie-lights-up-cannes/feed/ 0 Portrait of a failed folkie lights up Cannes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/crimes-on-and-off-the-screen-in-cannes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/crimes-on-and-off-the-screen-in-cannes/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 23:42:19 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=385185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/crimes-on-and-off-the-screen-in-cannes/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson reports on the drama — on and off the screen http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/from-gatsbys-glamour-to-mexicos-drug-wars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/from-gatsbys-glamour-to-mexicos-drug-wars/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:42:10 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384574 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/from-gatsbys-glamour-to-mexicos-drug-wars/feed/ 0 From Gatsby's glamour to Mexico's drug wars, Brian D. Johnson on Cannes' contrasts http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/steven-spielberg-ang-lee-and-christoph-waltz-walk-in-to-a-jury/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/steven-spielberg-ang-lee-and-christoph-waltz-walk-in-to-a-jury/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:21:11 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384306 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/steven-spielberg-ang-lee-and-christoph-waltz-walk-in-to-a-jury/feed/ 0 Steven Spielberg, Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz weigh in on the decision ahead http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/master-of-the-universe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/master-of-the-universe/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381683 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/master-of-the-universe/feed/ 0 Director J.J. Abrams goes where no fan has gone before http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/what-to-watch-for-in-cannes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/what-to-watch-for-in-cannes/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:31:40 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=383856 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/14/what-to-watch-for-in-cannes/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson's first dispatch from the French Riviera http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/the-embalmed-beauty-of-the-great-gatsby/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/the-embalmed-beauty-of-the-great-gatsby/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:23:17 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382274 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/the-embalmed-beauty-of-the-great-gatsby/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson's review of Baz Luhrmann's ambitious adaptation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/face-to-face-with-david-cronenberg-auteur-turned-author-and-stompin-tom-fan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/face-to-face-with-david-cronenberg-auteur-turned-author-and-stompin-tom-fan/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 15:40:55 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/face-to-face-with-david-cronenberg-auteur-turned-author-and-stompin-tom-fan/feed/ 0 On his new novel and how Connors served as a stepping stone for his film career http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/iron-man-3-escalates-the-wit-the-irony-the-action-and-the-chaos/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/iron-man-3-escalates-the-wit-the-irony-the-action-and-the-chaos/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 13:43:39 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379805 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/03/iron-man-3-escalates-the-wit-the-irony-the-action-and-the-chaos/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on what to see this weekend http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/who-s-the-slick-fraudster-the-man-claiming-hes-an-mia-or-the-u-s-military/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/who-s-the-slick-fraudster-the-man-claiming-hes-an-mia-or-the-u-s-military/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 20:38:11 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=379889 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/02/who-s-the-slick-fraudster-the-man-claiming-hes-an-mia-or-the-u-s-military/feed/ 0 An MIA's family will contribute DNA to prove the man lost to the jungles of Vietnam is their kin http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/forty-years-later-in-a-village-in-vietnam/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/forty-years-later-in-a-village-in-vietnam/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:34:01 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376539 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/forty-years-later-in-a-village-in-vietnam/feed/ 0 Canadian doc 'Unclaimed', premiering this week at Hot Docs, finds a lost American soldier with almost no memory of his past http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/bozos-without-borders-pain-and-gain-and-the-big-wedding/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/bozos-without-borders-pain-and-gain-and-the-big-wedding/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:31:08 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377277 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/26/bozos-without-borders-pain-and-gain-and-the-big-wedding/feed/ 0 De Niro, Sarandon, Keaton ... Williams: How bad could it be? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/whats-hot-at-hot-docs-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/whats-hot-at-hot-docs-4/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:08:30 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376405 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/whats-hot-at-hot-docs-4/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on hits from the 20th annual festival http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/robert-redford-on-playing-a-terrorist-fugitive-from-the-60s/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/robert-redford-on-playing-a-terrorist-fugitive-from-the-60s/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:26:16 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=375539 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/robert-redford-on-playing-a-terrorist-fugitive-from-the-60s/feed/ 0 The all-American movie star talks Yeats, Hollywood and the lost conscience of America http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373093 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/feed/ 0 A Hot Docs film details how Google and Facebook serve up reams of private data to the CIA, FBI and others http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/the-house-that-love-tried-to-build/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/the-house-that-love-tried-to-build/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373075 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/the-house-that-love-tried-to-build/feed/ 0 A veteran character actor has his day in a tale of a Maritimer crushed by city hall http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/major-tom-to-ground-control-oblivion-and-to-the-wonder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/major-tom-to-ground-control-oblivion-and-to-the-wonder/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:34:52 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373818 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/19/major-tom-to-ground-control-oblivion-and-to-the-wonder/feed/ 0 Olga Kurylenko seduces Cruise and Affleck in two odysseys that are all about the visuals http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/how-anne-carson-makes-us-wish-we-were-smarter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/how-anne-carson-makes-us-wish-we-were-smarter/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:55:06 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371898 ']]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/how-anne-carson-makes-us-wish-we-were-smarter/feed/ 0 Our review of the Canadian poet's latest book, 'Red Doc >' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/remembrance-daze-42-the-place-beyond-the-pines-and-trance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/remembrance-daze-42-the-place-beyond-the-pines-and-trance/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:12:05 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370470 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/remembrance-daze-42-the-place-beyond-the-pines-and-trance/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on what to see this weekend http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/watch-evil-dead-at-your-own-risk-but-the-sapphires-is-a-crowd-pleaser/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/watch-evil-dead-at-your-own-risk-but-the-sapphires-is-a-crowd-pleaser/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:47:55 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/05/watch-evil-dead-at-your-own-risk-but-the-sapphires-is-a-crowd-pleaser/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on what to see this weekend http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/roger-ebert-an-appreciation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/roger-ebert-an-appreciation/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:27:39 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=368350 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/roger-ebert-an-appreciation/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on a prolific, essential and indefatigable critic http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/girls-gone-wilder/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/girls-gone-wilder/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:30:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/girls-gone-wilder/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on the onscreen chemistry between incendiary young women in film http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/prince-is-hungry-for-both-religion-and-sex-in-toures-reverent-new-biography/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/prince-is-hungry-for-both-religion-and-sex-in-toures-reverent-new-biography/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:47:21 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/prince-is-hungry-for-both-religion-and-sex-in-toures-reverent-new-biography/feed/ 0 Our review of a new book about pop music’s hypersexual icon of diversity http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/boom-and-doom-at-the-movies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/boom-and-doom-at-the-movies/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:22:27 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=364915 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/boom-and-doom-at-the-movies/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson reviews G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Ginger & Rosa, Spring Breakers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/let-the-right-one-in-admission-and-olympus-has-fallen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/let-the-right-one-in-admission-and-olympus-has-fallen/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:25:38 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363847 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/let-the-right-one-in-admission-and-olympus-has-fallen/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on what to see this weekend http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/cool-hand-look-paul-newman-and-joanne-woodward-adorn-cannes-poster/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/cool-hand-look-paul-newman-and-joanne-woodward-adorn-cannes-poster/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:56:59 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/cool-hand-look-paul-newman-and-joanne-woodward-adorn-cannes-poster/feed/ 0 Cannes is casting a come-hither look at Hollywood this year. First it was announced... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/starlight-wars-robert-lantos-strikes-back/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/starlight-wars-robert-lantos-strikes-back/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:47:14 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361810 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/starlight-wars-robert-lantos-strikes-back/feed/ 0 The veteran producer defends his proposed 'mandatory carriage' Canadian film channel http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/where-children-are-the-killers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/where-children-are-the-killers/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:45:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/where-children-are-the-killers/feed/ 0 A rag-tag opposition forms to battle the African rebel leaders who put guns in the hands of children http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/when-a-trip-to-jamaica-is-no-vacation/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/when-a-trip-to-jamaica-is-no-vacation/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359993 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/when-a-trip-to-jamaica-is-no-vacation/feed/ 0 Filmmakers hitch drama about Jamaican deportees to fight against Bill C-43 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/conjuring-tricks-the-incredible-burt-wonderstone-and-blood-pressure/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/conjuring-tricks-the-incredible-burt-wonderstone-and-blood-pressure/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:28:26 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360280 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/conjuring-tricks-the-incredible-burt-wonderstone-and-blood-pressure/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on what to see this weekend http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/deja-vu-oz-the-great-and-powerful-and-dead-man-down/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/deja-vu-oz-the-great-and-powerful-and-dead-man-down/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:22:45 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358109 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/deja-vu-oz-the-great-and-powerful-and-dead-man-down/feed/ 0 Pirates of the Emerald City—Disney rebrands Oz as its own Magic Kingdom http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/rebelle-war-witch-sweeps-canadian-screen-awards-with-10-wins/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/rebelle-war-witch-sweeps-canadian-screen-awards-with-10-wins/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:07:08 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356381 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/rebelle-war-witch-sweeps-canadian-screen-awards-with-10-wins/feed/ 0 The complete list of winners at the inaugural awards http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/sinister-depths-stoker-and-the-gatekeepers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/sinister-depths-stoker-and-the-gatekeepers/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:19:53 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355511 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/01/sinister-depths-stoker-and-the-gatekeepers/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson reviews two very different films opening this weekend http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/can-spielberg-bridge-the-abyss-between-hollywood-and-cannes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/can-spielberg-bridge-the-abyss-between-hollywood-and-cannes/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:38:17 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355354 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/28/can-spielberg-bridge-the-abyss-between-hollywood-and-cannes/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on what to expect from a Spielberg jury http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/canada-at-the-oscars-they-like-us-they-really-like-us/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/canada-at-the-oscars-they-like-us-they-really-like-us/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:45:59 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353944 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/25/canada-at-the-oscars-they-like-us-they-really-like-us/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson on the Canadian Oscar conspiracy: William Shatner, 'Argo' and 'Life of Pi' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/how-to-win-your-oscar-office-pool/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/how-to-win-your-oscar-office-pool/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:00:01 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/23/how-to-win-your-oscar-office-pool/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson handicaps the most politically charged showdown in the history of the Academy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/on-taking-risks-bombing-and-who-he-thinks-is-funnier-canadians-or-americans-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/on-taking-risks-bombing-and-who-he-thinks-is-funnier-canadians-or-americans-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350206 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/on-taking-risks-bombing-and-who-he-thinks-is-funnier-canadians-or-americans-2/feed/ 0 ... but first the beloved comedian fields our questions http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/you-can-stay-just-act-your-age/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/you-can-stay-just-act-your-age/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:30:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347424 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/11/you-can-stay-just-act-your-age/feed/ 0 Aging movie stars are in no rush to give up the spotlight, and a good thing for studios, too. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/hollywoods-most-successful-misfit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/hollywoods-most-successful-misfit/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344698 Behind the Candelabra is his last film. But he's only 50.]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/05/hollywoods-most-successful-misfit/feed/ 0 The Academy Award-winning director says Behind the Candelabra is his last film. But he's only 50. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/grumpy-old-gangsters-and-a-great-dane-stand-up-guys-a-royal-affair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/grumpy-old-gangsters-and-a-great-dane-stand-up-guys-a-royal-affair/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:38:07 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344611 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/grumpy-old-gangsters-and-a-great-dane-stand-up-guys-a-royal-affair/feed/ 0 Brian D. Johnson reviews 'Stand-Up Guys' and 'A Royal Affair' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/19/movies-that-make-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/19/movies-that-make-history/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337995 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/19/movies-that-make-history/feed/ 0 Hollywood's myth-making machine never lets facts get in the way of a good story