In an odd way, the European Film Festival serves the purpose that the Toronto International Film Festival once did, putting the cream of international cinema on local screens, for local audiences. And the fact that all shows are free makes the “festival of festivals” concept even more democratic; just walk in off the street, and suddenly you’re in Cannes, or London, or Vienna, or ... oh, let’s say Helsinki. The weather’s about the same, by December.

Had to laugh at Rex Murphy's Globe and Mail column last week – so full of overblown moralism and self-righteousness. In it he complains about the hopeless hypocricy inherent in high-priced Hollywood movies.

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What's happening on November 20, 2009.

What’s Charlie Angus thinking?

It took less than 140 characters from Liberal MP, Michelle Simson, to get people riled up.

The B'nai Brith recently took out a full-page, Hitler-invoking fundraising advertisment in the National Post. 

NOW Magazine, its readers, and a Canadian Holocaust survivors organization were among those angry with the ad. Read Susan G. Cole's post on the subject here.

In the spirit of fairness, here is Frank Dimant, the CEO of B'nai Brith Canada, responding to the criticism.

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What's happening on November 19, 2009.

Episode 6 of NOW Magazine – The Movie, featuring Peter Mansbridge.