Featured topics
Short takes
Liam Lacey in 60 seconds
Globe film critic Liam Lacey discusses what's up on screen, at the festivals, and at the box office
Film
A short chat – and a long journey – with Werner Herzog
The director opens up to Rick Groen about his latest film, his dark sense of humour and how he tames the wildest of actors
e-Readers
Amazon's e-reader doesn't exactly kindle my passion
Ian Brown cuddles up with the electronic reading device and finds it akin to having sex while wearing multiple condoms
Now Playing
Film Friday
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Cage uncaged is wild, weird and darkly comic
Also in our film package
Fame Game
Oprah's on the phone: 'It was like God called me'
When the world's most powerful media goddess blesses a little film, as Oprah did with Precious, a miracle of attention follows. Just a hug from this deity, who's just announced she's ending her talk show, can be a religious experience too
Hunted and haunted by the Twi-Hard hordes
Vancouver gossip blogger Lainey recalls the hormonal hurricane surrounding the making of The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Tutankhamun: gambling on the bling king's golden touch
Thirty years later, James Adams looks at the risks and rewards of staging blockbuster shows
Agony and ecstasy: the art of the castrati
Two new discs focus on a time when young boys went under the knife to become the rock stars of baroque opera
Jimmy Buffet's Parrot Heads hail their antihero
Barefooted Buffett lulls fans into a logy state of beach-based hypnosis
Michel Marc Bouchard: ‘My next play will be about big lies'
The Quebec playwright discusses fear, lies, the church and the Spanish flu
Colbert may be heading north after all
Funnyman sponsor of the U.S. speed skating team says ‘I hope so' when David Letterman asks him whether he wants to watch his team compete in Vancouver
Marketplace
In Depth
More Sections
Publishing
Visual arts
Architecture & Design
Institutions
Celebrity
More from today's Globe and Mail
- THE NUMBERS
- SOUTH PACIFIC IN T.O. NEXT SUMMER
- CANADIAN KIDS-LIT PRIZE WINNER NAMED
- WATCH ME GRACE PARK
- Becoming a woman is only the beginning of this personal transformation
- REALITY CHECK BURNING RUBBER
- HIGHLIGHT JFK
- NEW MOON, NEW MEDIA / TWILIGHT MANIA
- Bella remains the most compelling attraction
- NOW PLAYING
Most Popular
| 1. | |
| 2. |
'Prayer and careful thought' led to decision to end show, Oprah says |
| 3. | |
| 4. | |
| 5. | |
| 6. | |
| 7. | |
| 8. |
Interactive Puzzles
Challenge yourself with today's puzzles
Crossword Puzzles
Sudoku Puzzles
In London
Today's pretty woman? She's a summa cum hottie
We have a strange obsession with glamorous pop-culture prostitutes when the reality is quite different
Word Play
To ‘unfriend' is not as new as it may seem
“Unfriend” has been around since the 17th century
Q&A
A calm Cage channels a monstrous Lieutenant
Working with Werner Herzog, the Oscar-winning actor gives one of his best performances in years
Television
Weekend TV picks
Stay tuned for an ominous outing of a popular cop drama, a music awards hoedown and a new JFK profile
The show's a success, but the friendship's wearing thin
A great many viewers are deeply conflicted in regard to Kenny vs. Spenny
TV listings
Access your local programming by postal code
On culture
An artistic marriage to thrill a pessimist
Haneke and Houellebecq: a match made in misanthrope's heaven
Pop Rocks
I sort of like this pageant girl gone wild
The Bible doesn't say no to breast implants, Carrie Prejean argues
London Eye
The Lady’s not for dying
The undimmed spirit of Margaret Thatcher hangs over Kevin Spacey and company at the Old Vic
Nestruck on Theatre
After The Beatles and Elvis, will Cirque du Soleil tackle Michael Jackson next?
|