A middle-tier marriage drama distinguished by an excellent Paul Giamatti. Richler’s tome takes the form of Barney’s memoir (written in response to a nemesis’ slanderous allegations), allowing the ...

He works in mysterious ways.

There are three versions to every story, as the old movie mogul used to say. My version, your version — and the truth. Well, this is “Barney’s Version.” He could use someone to plead his case, too. As ...

Adapted from Mordecai Richler’s fictional autobiography by Barney Panofsky, “Barney’s Version” tells the life story of a thrice-married Canadian soap opera producer suspected of murdering his best ...

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 ...

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 ...

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IN this country Mordecai Richler is probably best known for the movie “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,” based on his novel of the same name. (With Lionel Chetwynd, he also wrote the screenplay.) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every so often Hollywood produces a grand-scale film with a sweeping narrative and epic storyline that it becomes destined for greatness. No, not summer blockbusters, like Avatar or The Dark Night, ...