http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-backroom-boys-first-moneyball-now-hardball-in-ides-of-march/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-backroom-boys-first-moneyball-now-hardball-in-ides-of-march/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:37:41 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=218856 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/06/the-backroom-boys-first-moneyball-now-hardball-in-ides-of-march/feed/ 0 Clooney and Pitt may be branded as glamour boys, but their real romance is with intelligence http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/the-real-festival-stars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/the-real-festival-stars/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:35:01 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/the-real-festival-stars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/the-real-festival-stars/feed/ 0 Now that the circus act has left Toronto, our critic picks the films that are bound for glory http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/snapshots-from-the-red-carpet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/snapshots-from-the-red-carpet/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:14:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/snapshots-from-the-red-carpet/feed/ 0 The stars come out at TIFF http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/11/tiff-gridlock-and-norman-jewison-next-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/11/tiff-gridlock-and-norman-jewison-next-act/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:25:21 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214510 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/11/tiff-gridlock-and-norman-jewison-next-act/feed/ 1 As Jewison contemplates 'The Iranians Are Coming', there's as much buzz about the traffic as about the films http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/10/buttonholing-brad-pitt-2-0/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/10/buttonholing-brad-pitt-2-0/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:01:41 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214449 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/10/buttonholing-brad-pitt-2-0/feed/ 0 We lob that same softball question at Moneyball's big-money player; Jonah Hill talks about his underdog status, and Philip Seymour Hoffman reminds us that no actor getting work in Hollywood is an "underdog" http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/10/whats-your-favourite-sports-movie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/10/whats-your-favourite-sports-movie/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:27:34 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214394 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/10/whats-your-favourite-sports-movie/feed/ 7 Jessica Allen snags Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on the red carpet at the 'Moneyball' premiere. Sorta. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/lets-get-this-party-started/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/lets-get-this-party-started/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:09:04 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213922 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/lets-get-this-party-started/feed/ 0 Finally—the red carpets come out tonight http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/tiff-sports-brad-pitt-hits-a-home-run-chris-nilan-grinds-through-habs-rehab/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/tiff-sports-brad-pitt-hits-a-home-run-chris-nilan-grinds-through-habs-rehab/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:00:45 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213934 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/09/tiff-sports-brad-pitt-hits-a-home-run-chris-nilan-grinds-through-habs-rehab/feed/ 0 Pitt finally shines with the lustre of a latter-day Warren Beatty or Robert Redford http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/opening-weekend-boyhood-wonder-in-tree-of-life-super-8-and-submarine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/opening-weekend-boyhood-wonder-in-tree-of-life-super-8-and-submarine/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:54:57 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196432 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/opening-weekend-boyhood-wonder-in-tree-of-life-super-8-and-submarine/feed/ 0 'The Tree of Life' is essential viewing, and not just because Brad Pitt does his best work since 'Thelma and Louise' http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/what-keeps-brad-pitt-awake-at-night/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/what-keeps-brad-pitt-awake-at-night/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:50:55 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=195122 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/03/what-keeps-brad-pitt-awake-at-night/feed/ 0 The 'Tree of Life' star talks about being a dad, and playing one for the mysterious Malick http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/the-tree-of-life-aka-2011-a-space-odyssey/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/the-tree-of-life-aka-2011-a-space-odyssey/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 00:27:25 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192144 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/16/the-tree-of-life-aka-2011-a-space-odyssey/feed/ 0 Brad Pitt says Terrence Malick was 'the guy with a butterfly net,' waiting for happy accidents http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/a-new-national-forest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/a-new-national-forest/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:00:18 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/11/a-new-national-forest/feed/ 0 Creating glorious fresh foliage from an old government manual http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/05/opening-weekend-due-date/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/05/opening-weekend-due-date/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:24:08 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155845 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/05/opening-weekend-due-date/feed/ 0 Robert Downey Jr. plays it straight, and gives stoner boy Zach Galifianakis a master class in acting http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/brad-pitt-as-barney-was-richler-joshing-jewison/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/brad-pitt-as-barney-was-richler-joshing-jewison/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:54:09 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=155715 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/02/brad-pitt-as-barney-was-richler-joshing-jewison/feed/ 0 Mordecai's son insists his dad was kidding http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/lantos-scoffs-at-jewisons-claim-that-richler-saw-brad-pitt-as-barney/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/lantos-scoffs-at-jewisons-claim-that-richler-saw-brad-pitt-as-barney/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:03:28 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147120 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/14/lantos-scoffs-at-jewisons-claim-that-richler-saw-brad-pitt-as-barney/feed/ 0 'Someone is not remembering things correctly' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/brad-pitt-as-barney-it-was-mordecais-pipe-dream/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/brad-pitt-as-barney-it-was-mordecais-pipe-dream/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:03:07 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146789 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/13/brad-pitt-as-barney-it-was-mordecais-pipe-dream/feed/ 0 When Norman Jewison tried to snag Dustin Hoffman for the lead in 'Barney's Version,' Mordecai Richler had other ideas http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/tarantinos-teutonic-brad-pitt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/tarantinos-teutonic-brad-pitt/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:42:39 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=82674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/09/17/tarantinos-teutonic-brad-pitt/feed/ 1 After http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/newsmakers-of-the-week-august-21/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/newsmakers-of-the-week-august-21/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:00:45 +0000 Lianne George http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=76619 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/21/newsmakers-of-the-week-august-21/feed/ 1 Newsmakers of the week http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/06/newsmakers-breakups/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/06/newsmakers-breakups/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:00:40 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72895 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/06/newsmakers-breakups/feed/ 1 From the Summer '09 Newsmakers family edition http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/06/newsmakers-a-is-for-atlas/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/06/newsmakers-a-is-for-atlas/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:30:56 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=72870 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/06/newsmakers-a-is-for-atlas/feed/ 1 From the Summer '09 Newsmakers family edition http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/18/newsmakers-of-the-week-june-18/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/18/newsmakers-of-the-week-june-18/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:40:00 +0000 Lianne George http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=4218 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/18/newsmakers-of-the-week-june-18/feed/ 0 One President needs a footstool, another President writes a note, and will someone please rescue Amanda Lindhout? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/25/macleans-ca-exclusive-brian-d-johnson-gets-in-brad-pitts-face-with-his-camera-at-least-in-cannes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/25/macleans-ca-exclusive-brian-d-johnson-gets-in-brad-pitts-face-with-his-camera-at-least-in-cannes/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 16:16:07 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=59601 A CANNES VIDEO PRESENTED BY CANON CANADA...]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/25/macleans-ca-exclusive-brian-d-johnson-gets-in-brad-pitts-face-with-his-camera-at-least-in-cannes/feed/ 0 A CANNES VIDEO PRESENTED BY CANON CANADA... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/25/brad-and-quentin-basking-basterds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/25/brad-and-quentin-basking-basterds/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 14:16:08 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=59370 A CANNES VIDEO PRESENTED BY CANON CANADA... At a festival loaded with heavyweight auteurs,]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/25/brad-and-quentin-basking-basterds/feed/ 0 A CANNES VIDEO PRESENTED BY CANON CANADA... At a festival loaded with heavyweight auteurs, http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/22/week-in-pictures-may-14th-may-20th-2009/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/22/week-in-pictures-may-14th-may-20th-2009/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 16:24:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=58792 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/22/week-in-pictures-may-14th-may-20th-2009/feed/ 0 The best pics of the last seven days http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/brad-quentin-and-the-canadian-basterd/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/brad-quentin-and-the-canadian-basterd/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 15:08:58 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=58533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/21/brad-quentin-and-the-canadian-basterd/feed/ 2 Overshadowed in Cannes by Pitt and Tarantino, Mike Myers says he's "honoured with a 'u' " http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/up-up-and-away/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/up-up-and-away/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 13:42:41 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=56727 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/14/up-up-and-away/feed/ 2 Like the house in Disney-Pixar's 'Up,' this festival is held aloft by a colossal suspension of disbelief http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/01/newsmakers-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/01/newsmakers-5/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 18:40:00 +0000 Lianne George http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=3255 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/01/newsmakers-5/feed/ 1 B.C. public safety minister caught speeding, Pitt does the falls, Sarkozy pimps his ride http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/23/brad-pitt-johnny-depp-and-the-late-heath-ledger-to-light-up-cannes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/23/brad-pitt-johnny-depp-and-the-late-heath-ledger-to-light-up-cannes/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:47:09 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=52087 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/23/brad-pitt-johnny-depp-and-the-late-heath-ledger-to-light-up-cannes/feed/ 0 Ang Lee, Almodóvar, and Campion figure in a heavyweight line-up of masters http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/31/dear-brad-and-angie/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/31/dear-brad-and-angie/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:34:37 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=46835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/31/dear-brad-and-angie/feed/ 12 An open letter to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/maclean%e2%80%99s-interview-russell-peters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/maclean%e2%80%99s-interview-russell-peters/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:30:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/02/maclean%e2%80%99s-interview-russell-peters/feed/ 0 Comedian Russell Peters talks to Kenneth Whyte about ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and some of the more curious Oscar performances http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/09/some-families-are-better-than-others/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/09/some-families-are-better-than-others/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:54:28 +0000 Anne Kingston http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=34291 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/09/some-families-are-better-than-others/feed/ 3 How the octuplets bring out the hypocritical side of our obsession with babies and their parents http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/30/what-would-gwyneth-do/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/30/what-would-gwyneth-do/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:30:00 +0000 Anne Kingston http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=1686 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/30/what-would-gwyneth-do/feed/ 9 The once aloof actor has reinvented herself as a more karmically evolved Martha Stewart http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/now-yawn-the-envelope-please/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/now-yawn-the-envelope-please/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:51:17 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=30421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/now-yawn-the-envelope-please/feed/ 6 The Academy Awards offers a David-and-Goliath contest for Best Picture http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/20/poor-needy-pathetic-desperate-jen/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/20/poor-needy-pathetic-desperate-jen/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:59:00 +0000 Anne Kingston http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=818 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/20/poor-needy-pathetic-desperate-jen/feed/ 75 How did Jennifer Aniston, once America’s Sweetheart, morph into America’s Spinster? http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/15/tiff2008/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/15/tiff2008/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:18:51 +0000 Jeff Harris http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=24346 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/15/tiff2008/feed/ 0 Brad Pitt was the paparazzi money shot at the Toronto International Film Festival for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/06/brad-pitt-is-neglected-by-the-media-while-the-coens-cop-to-the-inner-knucklehead/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/06/brad-pitt-is-neglected-by-the-media-while-the-coens-cop-to-the-inner-knucklehead/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:32:23 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=7207 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/06/brad-pitt-is-neglected-by-the-media-while-the-coens-cop-to-the-inner-knucklehead/feed/ 3 The press conference this morning for the Coen brothers’ Burn After Reading was almost... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/05/beyond-the-buzz-around-brad-and-george/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/05/beyond-the-buzz-around-brad-and-george/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:31:52 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=7086 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/05/beyond-the-buzz-around-brad-and-george/feed/ 2 Hitting the keyboard for a quick update on an insane day. In the course... http://www2.macleans.ca/2007/09/14/tiff-2007/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2007/09/14/tiff-2007/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:23:06 +0000 Jeff Harris http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1715 http://www2.macleans.ca/2007/09/14/tiff-2007/feed/ 0 The stars just seem to shine brighter north of the border. Exclusive pictures of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2006/09/13/tiff200/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2006/09/13/tiff200/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:03:29 +0000 Jeff Harris http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1678 http://www2.macleans.ca/2006/09/13/tiff200/feed/ 0 Jeff Harris goes behind the scenes http://www2.macleans.ca/2006/09/12/film-festival-2006/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2006/09/12/film-festival-2006/#comments Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:51:53 +0000 Jeff Harris http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=1687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2006/09/12/film-festival-2006/feed/ 0 Juilette Binoche epitomized the “blonde bombshell” look at Breaking and Entering premiere, along with...