In this country, Mordecai Richler is probably best-known for the 1974 movie The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, based on his novel of the same name. But, for some unaccountable reason, Richler - who ...

One of the world's most famous bars hosted one of Canada's most famous fictional drinkers as a small flotilla of stars descended on legendary Harry's Bar to celebrate the World premiere of Barney's ...

“Barney’s Version” nabbed 11 Genie awards nominations, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced Wednesday at simultaneous media conferences in Montreal and Toronto. It’s closely ...

Like its central character, "Barney's Version" is lumpy, disorganized and simmering with emotions that build to a messy, overflowing boil. Based on a novel by Mordecai Richler, the poet laureate of ...

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Please note: one or two mild spoilers are in this review, in case you’ve not heard them already. If you haven’t, you might want to steer clear until you’ve seen the film. Paul Giamatti, actor par ...

“Barney’s Version” is a bloated, confused movie—first a black comedy, then a distended family drama and never fully committed to either possibility. Adapting Mordechai Richler’s 1997 novel, director ...

"Barney’s Version" earned critical acclaim and recognition from the Oscars and Golden Globes, but the creative minds who spent years labouring over the film were disappointed by how many ...

Paul Giamatti doesn't spring right to mind as the guy to play the title character of Mordecai Richler's sardonically funny and bitterly sad novel "Barney's Version." After seeing director Richard J.

Directed by Richard J. Lewis. Starring Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Rachelle Lefevre, Scott Speedman, Bruce Greenwood, Saul Rubinek, Denys Arcand, Atom Egoyan, David ...

The spirit(s) of Mordecai Richler’s antic novel have been captured in this freewheeling adaptation. Paul Giamatti channels both Richler and Barney, the thrice-married anti-hero who goes from wife to ...