It's no surprise it took 13 years to bring Mordecai Richler's last novel, Barney's Version, to the screen. The book, with its erudite, unreliable narrator, who is justifying his life through a fog of ...

This impeccably cast confessional, with a pitch-perfect Paul Giamatti leading the way, nimbly traverses the four decades in its lead character's eventful life with considerable exuberance, visual ...

Sometimes, when a movie emerges from a book, a crucial ingredient gets left out along the way. In the case of “Barney’s Version,” it’s the wit. Based on a rambling, time-shifting and often very funny ...

Paul Giamatti's never been high on my esteemed actors list. I don't go out of my way to see movies he's in because his characters always come off kind of schlubby to me. With "Barney's Version," ...

Although he describes the roles he expects to be considered for as "angry, unkempt guys," in person, Paul Giamatti is nattily dressed in a tailored suit, neatly groomed and, of course, thoughtful. He ...

Denis Villeneuve reigned over Canada's Genie Awards for a second year in a row, with his searing family drama Incendies earning a leading eight trophies in Ottawa Thursday night. The intense film — ...

It's not often directors David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan get a tongue-lashing from their producers. But last week - on set in Montreal to shoot cameos in the upcoming feature film Barney's Version - ...

MONTREAL - The Canadian reviews of "Barney's Version" are in and the verdicts are generally positive. The long-awaited movie starring Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike and Dustin Hoffman opened in Canadian ...

In his new film “Barney's Version,” which opens in theaters on Friday, the New York-based actor stars as the colorful Barney Panofsky, a TV producer whose life continually runs out of control.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Barney Panofsky is alone in his apartment in Montreal. He can't sleep because he can't remember the name of the thing you strain ...