Paul Giamatti stars in “Barney’s Version,” the adaptation of the 1997 novel by the late Canadian writer Mordecai Richler, who is probably best known in this country for the movie “The Apprenticeship ...

Barney Panofsky is one of Canadian novelist Mordecai Richler’s finest creations. He smokes too many cigars, drinks too much whiskey and has a life of dashed hopes to reflect on as he approaches old ...

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 ...

Do you still laugh whenever you remember Paul Giamatti in Sideways, taking Thomas Haden Church aside to hiss the warning, “I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot”? If Giamatti’s particular brand of ...

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, ...

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 ...

"Barney's Version" star Paul Giamatti is the first to acknowledge that he isn't a typical Hollywood leading man. He may not look like his co-star Scott Speedman, but he's still managed to rack up an ...

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 people actually ...

The last time we reported on Barney’s Version, they released a teaser trailer in August that showed the subtle humor that Paul Giamatti is best at. The film is directed by Richard J. Lewis and is ...

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 ...