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Just a few months into her new job as head of English-language feature film at Telefilm Canada, 35-year-old Stephanie Azam is hell-bent on shaking up a moribund film sector 4:36 PM

Funny – or racist?1

Radio-Canada under fire as more than 1,000 people send complaints about New Year's Eve show ‘Bye Bye' that poked fun at Obama, prison rape, black criminality and more 7:46 PM 1

Yo-yo loonie plays havoc with Canadian concert biz2

Currency fluctuations create headaches for promoters and artists 4:46 PM 2

‘Big' historical books make up short list for Taylor prize

Ottawa columnist Jeffrey Simpson talks about the challenges he and other jurors face 4:58 PM

Related: Finalists announced for Charles Taylor Prize

Alan Colmes plays Colbert's sidekick for a day

Fox News ‘designated liberal' turns on up Comedy Central 1:54 PM

Paris 1919: Years in the making, 10 days to film28

Weaving together archival footage and re-enactments, National Film Board brings 'Paris 1919,' a tale of the historic First World War peace conference, to the screen 05/01/09 4:29 PM 28

Travolta returns to U.S. with son's remains3

16-year-old Jett cremated after autopsy; family brings ashes to Florida 11:47 AM 3

Video: Travolta, Preston return to Florida with son's remains

Tories say building money 'is flowing'7

Across the country, cultural projects have yet to see long-promised federal cash 05/01/09 4:29 PM 7

Donald Sutherland, Howard Shore launch Olympic campaign16

Broadcasters unveil first stage in six-phase advertising series designed to make household names of Canadian athletes 05/01/09 12:01 AM 16

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Television

Stay tuned: This new season is supersized5

Andrew Ryan tallies the potential hits and misses as Canadian networks launch a record volume of new shows 04/01/09 9:01 PM 5

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Revolutionary Road 4

Softer version of Yates classic still satisfying 01/01/09 2:59 PM 4

Waltz with Bashir 4

A cartoon that strips off the artifice of war 25/12/08 3:22 PM 4

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 15

Curiously aging backwards 23/12/08 2:45 PM 15

Valkyrie 31

Smartly, Cruise takes his cues from history 23/12/08 2:16 PM 31

Marley & Me 4

Good boy! A dog movie learns new tricks 23/12/08 2:11 PM 4

The Wrestler 9

A has-been's life makes for a glorious comeback 23/12/08 2:09 PM 9

Video picks

Binoche takes theatrical risk 11:24 AM

Video picks

Hayek to guest on 30 Rock 3:49 PM

Video picks

'Marley' keeps box-office bite 05/01/09 1:28 PM

Amazon.ca Widgets

Language


Russell Smith A pungent puzzle: Finding your word sense of smell

Webseven


Ivor Tossell More donations, less punctuation: Web users: prepare for more insidious attempts to get your money 2

2009 Look ahead

Telling fortunes: We may be facing the first depression of the digital age, but one thing is certain: Writers will write, painters will paint, musicians will make music, dancers will dance. Our critics highlight the can't-miss events of the year to come 2

50 Greatest Books


Complex author, complex book: Henry James created one of the most magnificent figures in fiction. 11; Submit your thoughts: Which would you pick?

Gamer


Scott Colbourne Family-friendly games to quiet the naysayers: The Raving Rabbids series offers dozens of mini-games that are bursting with antic energy

Philosophy

'Is it ever wrong to do right?': Submissions sought for chance to engage in June 13 Think-Off debate 1

Audio Features


International Festival of Authors: Listen to a selection of readings from the festival, download the podcasts 2

Society

Soiree hits the right notes: Celebrating the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Christmas Rocknrolla: The axeman cameth at the Andy Kim holiday show and benefit

Television


John Doyle The lowbrow tastes of U.S. viewers: The People's Choice Awards puzzle our columnist, for several reasons

Wednesday's TV picks

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Lynn Crosbie

Peter Falk: a Hollywood King Lear?16

Brad Wheeler

A defiant lament for a changing South

Nestruck on Theatre

Notes from New York: Er, can Patti LuPone sing?

Marketplace

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Film

Revamped Oscars website launched2

Motion picture academy now offers actors' thought, look inside its headquarters for anyone interested in movies 7:30 AM 2

Critics pick ‘Waltz With Bashir' as best '08 film3

National Society of Film Critics in United States chooses Sean Penn as best actor, Sally Hawkins as best actress 03/01/09 6:16 PM 3

How to portray a nightmare

Israeli director Ari Folman found animation the perfect medium to blend fact, memory and dreams of the battlefield 02/01/09 11:31 AM

Film: A sea of sequels, and a trip back to the good ol' days

In these recessionary times, audiences may find reassurance in repetition 02/01/09 1:43 PM

Huppert to head Cannes jury

Two-time winner at film festival as best actress delighted to get nod 02/01/09 7:11 AM

Film: 2008 in review: Allegories and animations7

Some of the box-office hits were vacuous, but many – and all the French ones – were poetic and terrific 01/01/09 2:58 PM 7

DVDs: The noisy escalator between heaven and Earth

In a 1946 British fantasy starring David Niven, Death needs better help 01/01/09 2:59 PM

'Terminator' enters film registry28

Sci-fi thriller only one of 25 historic movies to be preserved in U.S. National Film Registry, along with 'Deliverance', 'Sergeant York' 30/12/08 8:01 AM 28

Dane Cook's brother pleads not guilty to embezzlement3

Accused of taking millions from comedian 31/12/08 6:00 PM 3

'Marley & Me' earns box-office biscuit

Romantic comedy with Jennifer Aniston takes top spot for weekend after strong debut on Christmas Day 30/12/08 8:26 AM

Television & Radio

A gal both sexes can root for70

The CBC's newest drama series, Being Erica, is entertaining, smart and nuanced. And star Erin Karpluk is simply magnificent, John Doyle writes 04/01/09 9:01 PM 70

Shooting Damages 'is like living a novel'1

A couple of acting veterans join the cast and discover just how taxing it is to work on a show written on the fly 02/01/09 12:53 PM 1

Relative unknown actor to take over lead role in Dr. Who13

Matt Smith to play The Doctor beginning in 2010 03/01/09 4:23 PM 13

Television: A time of promise, needed more than ever

Important shows return, but almost every broadcaster is preparing to launch something new 02/01/09 2:14 PM

CBC banks on Erica55

'She's an overeducated, underachieving woman, ever trying and ever failing to live her life to the fullest.' 30/12/08 4:10 PM 55

Mining all of Canada for material2

A comedian with 10 million square kilometres of ‘niche market' 30/12/08 4:10 PM 2

CBC wants us to pick tunes that define Canada269

Broadcaster calls on listeners to choose 49 songs that will tell the new U.S. president who we are 29/12/08 11:27 PM 269

Sopranos actor cleared of murder in death of off-duty policeman5

Lillo Brancato, who played bumbling aspiring mobster in second season, convicted of lesser charge of attempted burglary 22/12/08 6:24 PM 5

Dissecting the lives of the kids on The Hills6

The popular Canadian ‘after' show and its catty, wry hosts have proven to be a hit for MTV in the United States 21/12/08 4:23 PM 6

TV workers feel pinch of Idol cancellation28

Nearly 650 people across Canada won't be able to find short-term work as they did last year 19/12/08 3:23 AM 28

Music

Music: New discs and high expectations for the unknown

Will orchestras and opera companies be looking for government bailouts? 02/01/09 1:54 PM

Album sales keep falling9

Digital downloads fail to make up for plunge in sale of compact discs in 2008 02/01/09 7:10 AM 9

Disc of the week: Bruce Peninsula: Songs that can fill canyons1

There's a difference between loud music and big music 29/12/08 3:17 PM 1

Obituary: Freddie Hubbard, 704

Great jazz trumpeter influenced generation of players, worked with John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins 30/12/08 8:36 AM 4

When musicians forget where they are5

Life on tour can be disorienting for a lot of people, but the real embarrassment happens when you say hello to the wrong city 29/12/08 12:00 PM 5

Eartha Kitt, sultry singer and dancer, dies at 8126

Was one of America's most versatile performers, winning two Emmys and getting a third nomination 25/12/08 6:04 PM 26

Deck the halls with DVDs2

The best of new releases from classic country crooning to rare concert footage 22/12/08 5:01 PM 2

Warner Music videos taken off YouTube9

Licensing dispute leads to collapse in negotiations 21/12/08 11:37 AM 9

To celebrate the season, The Globe and Mail asked a few friends to spread good cheer and raise money for those in need. Enjoy these festive tidings from Ron James, the Air Farce and more 22/12/08 10:36 AM 2

Robert Everett-Green: The year in music: A dissonant 20086

A look back at the comings and goings of the last year 19/12/08 8:31 PM 6

Theatre & Dance

Theatre: A year of epics and marathons3

Get ready for events that will fill entire days, even weekends 02/01/09 2:04 PM 3

Dance: Innovations, collaborations and ballet on the cutting edge2

Paula Citron picks some of 2009's highlights in dance 02/01/09 1:27 PM 2

2008 in review: Theatre: Drama queens, everywhere1

While 2008 saw a landmark U.S. election and unprecedented parliamentary drama, the Canadian theatre world responded in kind, onstage and off 29/12/08 4:12 PM 1