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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Barney's Version, Fubar sequel get Cancon movie funding A film adaptation of Mordecai Richler's novel Barney's Version — produced by Canadian movie mogul Robert Lantos and starring indie favourite ...

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I began to read Barney’s Version on an overseas flight, just prior to its publication, some 13 years ago. No doubt the passengers next to me thought I was demented. I chuckled and belly laughed and ...

There's an emotional authenticity about Barney's Version, based on the novel by Mordecai Richler. It's the story of one man's life, not his whole life — which would include lots of information about ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite the high-profile presences of Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman, one wonders how much Richard J Lewis’s film will change that situation. For while there is a lot to like in this witty, engaging ...