The Scene: Gordo's D??but

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Gordo takes centre stage. Dec 14/07 (Runs 22:36)

Gordo stars in the new dinosaur gallery at the ROM, Canadians shine in Golden Globe nominations, C??line Dion releases a new DVD, The Kite Runner is put to film and suggestions for holiday CDs.

Ani DeFranco

Renegade feminist folkie Ani DiFranco muses on music and motherhood. (Runs 8:36)

Singer/songwriter/activist Ani DiFranco talks about carving her own path through a ruthless business, making records and performing the music she wants to play.

Review: Juno

Juno is a comedy about a pregnant 16-year-old on a search for adoptive parents. (Runs 2:19)

Juno is a comedy about a pregnant 16-year-old on a search for adoptive parents.

The Scene: Keira

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Keira's Atonement & Golden Compass. Dec 7/07 (Runs 22:27)

From fabulous films: The Golden Compass and Atonement, to sexy films: Tricia Helfer in Walk All Over Me to Danny Glover boxing, and the Spice Girls on tour - this is a loaded review.

Chris Jericho

Professional wrestling star Chris Jericho talks about his book and his next move. (Runs 9:32)

Professional wrestling champion Chris Jericho talks about his famous dad (Ted Irvine,) the highs and lows of wrestling for a living and his plans for getting back into the ring.

Review: The Golden Compass

A courageous little girl fights corrupt adults to save children's souls in a fantasy epic. (Runs 2:15)

A brave little girl with a truth-telling Golden Compass is pitted against evil adults who are stealing the souls of innocent children. Stars Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig.

The Scene: Dylan

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Cate as Bob & Kylie sinks. Nov 30/07 (Runs 22:18)

Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale play Bob Dylan in eccentric film I'm Not There, Russia's sexiest opera star, three Canuck films at Sundance, Chantal in Ethiopia, Kylie is uninspired and Cuff The Duke is worth watching.

Review: I'm Not There

Six actors take turns playing Bob Dylan in an entertaining but convoluted biography. (Runs 1:55)

Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale and Heath Ledger star in this complicated bio of Bob Dylan. Some fans will find a logical storyline is not all there.

C??line Dion Taking Chances

C??line Dion talks about her life and an upcoming round-the-world tour. (Runs 14:28)

The super-rich superstar is planning some big changes and taking chances with a musical style that's sold millions. C??line Dion talks about what's in store.

The Scene: Pi and Slash

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Life of Pi in pictures and Slash's new book. Nov 23/07 (Runs 22:23)

Yann Martel releases an illustrated version of Life of Pi, former Guns 'N Roses guitarist Slash promotes his book, Michael Kaeshammer and Seal have new albums and the Von Trapp Children are singing their way across Canada.

M.I.A.

British pop sensation M.I.A. talks about her travel troubles and her CD, Kala. (Runs 7:35)

British dance sensation M.I.A. talks about her brand of best selling pop; a mix of Asian folk music with hip hop and politically provocative lyrics.

Review: Margot at the Wedding

Nicole Kidman leads a cast of despicable characters brought together for a wedding. (Runs 2:17)

Nicole Kidman leads a cast of despicable characters brought together for a wedding.

The Scene: Angelina

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Angelina nearly nude and C??line's new CD. Nov 19/07 (Runs 22:18)

Angelina Jolie nearly naked in Beowulf, Tom Cavanagh scores as gay hockey player and Brian DePalma's anti-war protest film;also C??line Dion, Anne Murray and Matthew Good boast new releases and Paul Anka celebrates a lifetime.

Deborah Harry

Blondie star Deborah Harry talks about her career. (Runs 10:02)

Deborah Harry talks about the early days with Blondie, going solo and her new CD, Necessary Evil.

Review: Beowulf

A visually stunning action thriller pits a hero warrior against a monster and its mother. (Runs 2:07)

Angelina Jolie and Ray Winstone clash as flawed hero and villain in a graphically enhanced, bloodthirsty version of a classic.

The Scene: Redford

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Coen's country and lionized Redford. Nov 9/07 (Runs 22:43)

Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise dissect the war in Lions for Lambs, Jimmy Carter wants peace in Palestine, Young Frankenstein and Sweeney Todd resurrected on state and the Coan brothers' No Country for Old Men gets Oscar buzz.

The Hour: Kid Rock

Kid Rock riffs on Rock 'n' Roll Jesus, Tommy Lee, bar brawls and politics. (Runs 8:49)

Kid Rock, a man of many hats (literally and figuratively,) shares his thoughts on politics, Iraq, raising a son and his hair-raising brawl with Tommy Lee.

Review: Lions for Lambs

Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise in preachy anti-war movie. (Runs 2:23)

Tom Cruise plays a politician, Meryl Syreep a reporter and Robert Redford a professor who debate the merits of war as two young soldiers struggle to survive in Afghanistan.

The Scene: Denzel

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Denzel plays a gangster and Britney's back. Nov 2/07 (Runs 21:54)

Denzel plays one mean dude in American Gangster, Jerry Seinfeld buzzes about his Bee Movie, Dirty Dancing and West Side Story revamped and pop stars Britney and the Backstreet Boys are back.

Cowboy Town

Country legends Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks on politics and music. (Runs 11:25)

Brooks and Dunn open up about country fans, why they supported George Bush and they put in a plug for their CD Cowboy Town.

Review: American Gangster

Denzel Washington plays a drug kingpin in Harlem who clashes with cop Russell Crowe. (Runs 2:17)

Based on the true story of a legendary Harlem drug runner, Denzel Washington excels as a ruthless gangster, tailed by the renegade cop Crowe.

BEEing Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld takes the sting out of cartoon madness in Bee Movie. (Runs 5:22)

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is buzzing about his new Bee Movie, sharing his motivation and love of animated rivals Spiderman and Bugs Bunny.

The Scene: Dumbledore

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Jude Law sleuths & gay Dumbledore. Oct 26/07 (Runs )

Jude Law and Michael Caine fight over a woman, Harry Potter's gay uproar, YouTube troubles and Babyshambles' Shotter's Nation.

Kevin Smith

Actor/writer/director Kevin Smith shares intimate personal info. Beware. (Runs 8:24)

Mallrats, Dogma, Die Hard 4, writer/director Kevin Smith has been there. The outspoken, uncensored Smith tells tales from his blog & book, My Boring-Ass Life.

Review: Sleuth

Jude Law and Michael Caine remake a classic war of wits over a cheating wife. (Runs 2:21)

Jude Law and Michael Caine fight a dark duel over egos and wounded pride as a rich, aging writer attempts to humiliate his wife's lover.

The Scene: Rendition

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Terror in Rendition and Tamara at Sundance. (Runs 22:06)

Ian Rankin's latest hit, crying in Turtle Valley, Tamara steams up Sundance,Jully Black's Revival and Rendition scares us all.

Star Advice

Jody Foster, Colin Farrell and other Hollywood stars share their best advice. (Runs 3:24)

Chill out if you want to survive in Hollywood say stars like Jody Foster, Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne and Charlize Thieron.

Review: Rendition

Reese and Jake clash in this CIA vs terrorist suspense thriller. (Runs 2:04)

Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon lead an exceptional cast in a powerful thriller that leaves you wondering who the terrorists really are.

The Scene: Queen Cate

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: King Michael and Queen Cate rule. (Runs 22:09)

Michael Douglas is king of California and Queen Cate Blanchett dominates the box office; plus Indie heartthrob Scott Speedman, Kid Rock's latest and Emily in Jane Austen's book club.

The Hour: Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters talk music, Dylan, Kurt and kids. (Runs 11:06)

Foo Fighters Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins tell cheeky stories about touring with Dylan, raising kids and being real men.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Cate Blanchett reigns supreme as the virgin queen who flirts with fire and Clive Owen. (Runs 2:07)

Brilliant and suppressed, Cate Blanchett sizzles as the virgin queen. Clive Owen charmsas her favourite swashbuckling suitor and Samantha Morton is a suitably nasty Queen Mary.

The Scene: Black and Warhol

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Black is back and Warhol does Winnipeg. (Runs 22:24)

Conrad Black presses maple leaves, a Warhol exhibit hits Winnipeg, Michael Clayton opens in theatres and Bruce Springsteen releases a new album.

Joan Jett

Joan Jett is still rockin'. (Runs 10:06)

One of rock and roll's most influential women, Joan Jett talks about hits, politics and the challenges of being a female rocker.

Shane Yellowbird

Canadian country singer Shane Yellowbird heads to Nashville. (Runs 6:53)

Alberta's Shane Yellowbird soars with the stars in Canada and migrates to Nashville.

Review: Michael Clayton

George Clooney plays the fixer at a high-powered law firm. (Runs 2:10)

Michael Clayton is used to fixing scandals, but this time he finds himself in a mysterious set of circumstances.

The Scene: Into The Wild

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Sean Penn's Wild and losing an artist. (Runs 22:00)

Sean Penn's Into the Wild, Seinfeld's busy incarnation, The Sound of Music reborn on TV and the Canadian art world mourns the loss of Ken Danby.

Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine

Writer/activist Naomi Klein explains her controversial new book. (Runs 8:31)

Naomi Klein makes friends and enemies with her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Klein explains how capitalists take advantage of wars and natural disasters.

Shake Hands With The Devil

Review: The story of a Canadian General who tries to stop the genocide in Rwanda. (Runs 2:08)

His book made him an international hero; Lt. Gen. Rom??o Dallaire, head of the UN force in Rwanda, tried to stop the slaughter that claimed close to a million people. Roy Dupuis plays the embattled general.

The Scene: Shania Twain

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Shania Twain and Tommy Lee Jones. (Runs 22:03)

Shania Twain on her fresh, new project, Paul Haggis and Tommy Lee Jones attack Iraq and Beatles fan Julie Taymor flies Across The Universe.

Assassination of Jesse James

Movie Review: Brad Pitt shines as renegade JJ. (Runs 2:13)

Brad Pitt as the infamous outlaw heads a stellar cast in a wild west saga.

Diana Krall

Diana Krall talks love, kids and career. (Runs 8:54)

Jazz great Diana Krall explores her fresh state of mind, her newfound peace and her latest CD.

Stephen King

Prolific writer Stephen King talks about awards, addictions and love. (Runs 8:30)

Horrormeister Stephen King talks about his lifetime achievement award, why he wants a star in Hollywood and his morbid imagination.

The Scene: Festival Gems

Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: It's a wrap for TIFF 2007. (Runs 21:55)

Iconic rockers and Russian mobsters at TIFF. Plus suicide attacks and roadside bombs, and modern classics like The Stone Angel and Atonement.

Review: Eastern Promises

Brutally violent but fascinating Russian mob thriller set in London underworld. (Runs 2:00)

Brutally violent but fascinating Russian mob thriller set in London underworld.

The Scene: TIFF

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Juliette Binoche and Daniel Lanois at TIFF. (Runs 6:05)

Juliette Binoche, Fugitive Pieces and Daniel Lanois open the Toronto International Film Festival. Klaxons wins Britain's top music prize and Paul Anka celebrates 50 years in the biz.

Baby Moose

Scientists chase an aggressive mother moose to help save her calf. (Runs 4:56)

A mother moose is not shy about herding scientists into the woods as they try to corner her baby for a checkup.

The Scene: Atlantic Film Fest

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Atlantic Film Festival and Geminis. (Runs 4:33)

The Atlantic Film Festival releases its lineup, Gemini Award nominations are announced and Canadian author M.G. Vassanji has a new novel.

Lily Allen

British pop star Lily Allen shares her true feelings. (Runs 6:44)

Controversial pop star/songwriter Lily Allen admits to at least one of her vices and shares her views on fame, fortune and Americans.

Review: DVD Picks

Top picks: The Wind That Shakes The Barley, The Lives of Others and Blades of Glory. (Runs 1:58)

Movie review with Jelena Adzic: top DVD picks include The Wind That Shakes The Barley, The Lives of Others and Blades of Glory.

The Scene: Hollywood

Arts and entertainment review: TO preps for stars & buck naked for a cool cause. (Runs 6:27)

Toronto and Montreal gear up for film festivals, hundreds pose nude on a cube and The New Pornographers expose themselves.

Fainting Goats

The strangest thing at the farm - a fainting goat! (Runs 1:53)

Strange things are happening in Tennessee. There's a rumour goats faint and fall over. Here's the true story.

Face Reading

Find out how your face reveals your personality. (Runs 6:09)

Lin Klassen can see your sins on your face! She calls herself a face-reader, or personologist. Klassen explains how you can read someone's facial features.

The Scene: Van Halen

Arts and entertainment review: Diggin' Jack Kerouac and Van Halen. (Runs 6:00)

Van Halen reunited on tour, Josh Groban storms the stage, fans celebrate Dean Martin and Jack Kerouac, and Opera fans mourn a visionary.

Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears on the band's success. (Runs 7:14)

Bold & brassy, NYC dance band Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears talks about their phenomenal success in the UK.

No Opportunity Wasted

Phil Keoghan talks about NOW. (Runs 11:37)

Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan talks about his book and the show No Opportunity Wasted.

The Scene: Damon

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Matt Damon and Claire Danes sparkle. (Runs 4:49)

Matt Damon's box office gold, Claire Danes glitters, a stolen Picasso, Cirque du Soleil's Kooza and China's 4-billion-dollar egg.

Holyland Comics

Arab and Jewish comics yuk it up together. (Runs 7:30)

Comics Aaron Freeman (Jewish) and Ray Hanania (Palestinian) talk about their phenomenally successful comedy show.

Review: Stardust

A magical star falls to earth and sparks a feud among those who want her dead or alive. (Runs 2:09)

Claire Danes is a fallen star with magical ability that makes her a target of witches (Michelle Pfeiffer,) pirates (Robert De Niro) and ruthless princes.

Porch D??cor

Jazz up your porch. (Runs 5:16)

Designer Andrew Pike shows you how to jazz up your front porch with a new doorbell, mailbox or number.

The Scene: Atwood

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Margaret Atwood and Anne Murray. (Runs 5:25)

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Margaret Atwood and Anne Murray.

Embedded in Baghdad

Pierre Trudeau's filmmaker son, Alexandre talks about his life and work. (Runs 8:32)

Alexandre Trudeau talks about living in Iraq for six months, his film Embedded in Baghdad and his spiritual philosophy.

Review: The Bourne Ultimatum

Matt Damon returns as Jason Bourne in an adrenaline fueled explosive thriller. (Runs 2:07)

Matt Damon returns as Jason Bourne in an adrenaline fueled explosive thriller.

Doodlebops

The Doodlebops take questions from their young fans. (Runs 2:59)

Deedee, Moe and Rooney of the hit kids' musical group The Doodlebops answer questions from their pint-sized fans.

The Scene: Joni Mitchell

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Joni Mitchell & Dirty Dancing. (Runs 5:46)

Joni Mitchell takes her coffee seriously, staging Dirty Dancing, Prince's earthy new CD, the fastest selling book ever & dinosaurs walking.

Frank Black

Frank Black talks about his career and his new solo CD. (Runs 8:03)

He's been loud, aggressive and a Pixie headliner for decades; now a kinder, gentler Frank Black talks about playing with giants on his CD Fast Man Raider Man.

Steven Page Pole Dancing 2

Steven does a very sexy body roll. (Runs :46)

Hear All The Rage with Steven Page on CBC Radio One Tuesdays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 11:00 am.

Steven Page Pole Dancing I

Steven learns how to do a hot backwards hook spin. (Runs 1:43)

Hear All The Rage with Steven Page on CBC Radio One Tuesdays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 11:00 am.

Review: The Simpsons Movie

The Simpsons find religion, green hearts and a reason to love each other. (Runs 1:43)

The Simpsons find religion, green heartsand a reason to love each other.

Elvira Kurt

Comic Elvira Kurt shares the secret of great comedy. (Runs 6:26)

Elvira Kurt from Canada's Next Comedy Legend says miserable kids from dysfunctional families make great comics.

The Scene: Emmy & TIFF

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Emmy nods and TIFF's roster. (Runs 6:28)

The Emmy nominations are announced, TIFF reveals its 2007 roster, Stratford gets a name change and Homer Simpson is in trouble.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about saving the planet one state at a time. (Runs 7:36)

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about environmentally friendly hummers, green states and Republicans.

Steven Page's Easy Cosmo

Would that be one shot or four? (Runs :45)

Would that be one shot or four?Hear All The Rage With Steven Page on CBC Radio One Tuesdays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 11:00 am.

Steven Page's Cosmo

Steven learns how to make the original Cosmopolitan cocktail. (Runs :53)

Steven goes to bartending school and learns how to make the original Cosmopolitan cocktail. Hear All The Rage With Steven Page on CBC Radio One Tuesdays at 7:30 pm and Saturdays at 11:00 am.

Review: Hairspray

Nikki Blonsky plays a big girl with a big dream to shake things up. (Runs 2:06)

Nikki Blonsky plays a big girl with a big dream to shake things up.

Invent a Board Game

The inventor of Balderdash has a new game, Identity Crisis. (Runs 8:41)

Balderdash creator Laura Robinson talks about marketing a board game, and her latest, Identity Crisis.

The Scene: Harry Potter

Arts and Entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Harry Potter, and the Smashing Pumpkins. (Runs 5:08)

Harry Potter is back, Billy Corgan Smashes his Pumpkins, the Queen gets an apology and a true impresario leaves a lasting legacy.

Lemony Snicket

Call him Lemony Snicket or Daniel Handler, he talks about his dark vision. (Runs 8:11)

Bestselling author Lemony Snicket, I mean Daniel Handler, talks about the movie, his dark vision and his new novel.

Introducing The Dwights

A failed comic mom threatens her teenage son's first love. (Runs 2:06)

A failed comic and loud mouthed mom threatens her teenage son's first love.

David Usher

The former frontman for super group Moist talks about fame, parenting and his new gig. (Runs 6:57)

David Usher has a new job promoting Kids Help Phone. The superstar rocker talks about kids, being a parent and living in NYC.

The Scene: White Stripes Hit

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: White Stripes & Velvet Revolver. (Runs 5:11)

White Stripes mesmerize fans, a rebel Kiwi, Princess Di resurrected, Velvet Revolver's Libertad and Transformers rocks the box office.

Creepy Taxidermist

Creepy crawly hardly begins to describe the work of these taxidermists. (Runs 4:02)

Not happy just to stuff animals, these rogue taxidermists take parts from different ones to make creepy creatures.

Review: Transformers

An orgy of explosions and shootouts to save the planet. (Runs 1:21)

An orgy of explosions and shootouts to save the planet.

Wedding Mediator

A wedding mediator shares tips to stop your special day from ruining your life. (Runs 9:38)

Wedding mediator Resa Eisen talks about stopping the wedding blues cold and making mothers-in-law feel welcome.

The Scene: Sicko

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Ryan Adams & Sicko Michael Moore. (Runs 5:46)

Michael Moore's controversial Sicko, William Hutt's funeral, bestseller Janet Evanovitch's new hit and lost soul Ryan Adams gets sober.

God Is Not Great

Bestselling author Christopher Hitchens says religion ruins everything. (Runs 9:35)

Social critic and author Christopher Hitchens talks about his book, God Is Not Great: And Why Religion Poisons Everything.

Review: Sicko

Michael Moore dissects America's "Sicko" health care system. (Runs 2:12)

Michael Moore slams greedy US capitalists that quash universal health care, unlike in Canada, France, Britain and Cuba where even the poor get good care.

Being C??line Dion

A Quebec actor lands the role of a lifetime. (Runs 7:59)

Actor Christine Ghawi talks about portraying C??line Dion in a TV biography.

The Scene: White Stripes

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: White Stripes and hit soccer song. (Runs 6:07)

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic:White Stripes tours with hit CD, TO band scores soccer song and AGO hosts global giants.

MySpace.com

MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson talks about the popular social networking website. (Runs 8:32)

He has more friends than anyone else, and he can prove it. MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson talks about the phenomenal popularity of the social networking website.

Review: A Mighty Heart

Angelina Jolie relives the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. (Runs 2:09)

Angelina Jolie relives the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Trish Stratus

WWE star Trish Stratus talks about life after wrestling. (Runs 8:44)

Wrestling diva and super model Trish Stratus talks about wrestling, marriage and her new career in comedy.

The Scene: Oh Sandra

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Sandra Oh and Michael Moore. (Runs 5:24)

Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh in TO, Canada rescues Michael Moore's Sicko, Britain's new breed of bestselling writer and California's Queens of The Stone Age.

Harry Shearer

Comic and satirist Harry Shearer talks about his success. (Runs 8:30)

Harry Shearer talks about hitting it big with Saturday Night Live, Spinal Tap and The Simpsons.

Review: Fantastic Four

Jessica Alba and her fantastic crew save the planet -again. (Runs 2:11)

Jessica Alba and her comic book colleagues save the planet again, with the same super duper powers and computer wizardry.

Busting Pedophiles

Gill Deacon Show: Stephanie Good talks about her book and her work with the FBI. (Runs 8:42)

Stephanie Good pretends to be a 13-year-old girl online to help the FBI bust pedophiles. She explains how predators seduce children, and how to protect your kids.

The Scene: Renoir

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: McCartney, Deepak Chopra, Christopher Plummer and Renoir. (Runs 6:17)

McCartney's latest, Deepak Chopra on Buddha, Christopher Plummer excels, Renoir in Montreal and Love is Work.

Michael Buble

Crooner Michael Buble talks about his career and happiness. (Runs 12:34)

He's sold ten million records worldwide, has millions of fans, a movie star girlfriend and a hit CD. Michael Buble talks about the good life and his most embarrassing moments.

Review: Ocean's Thirteen

George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon lead all-star cast in fun, but predictable Vegas scam. (Runs 2:07)

George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon lead all-star cast in fun, but predictable Vegas scam.

Dangerous Book for Boys

The Gill Deacon Show: The author of The Dangerous Book for Boys talks about the bestseller. (Runs 8:44)

The Dangerous Book for Boys revisits bows & arrows, paper planes and other popular games boys used to play. Conn Iggulden talks about the book and its success.

The Scene: Luminato

Arts and entertainment with Jelena Adzic: CBC TV's fall launch, Toronto's Luminato arts festival and God Is Not Great. (Runs 5:58)

CBC TV's fall hits, Toronto's Luminato arts festival with Leonard Cohen's art, Nauman's Neon lights and Christopher Hitchens' God Is Not Great.

The Amazing Kreskin Talks

The Amazing Kreskin gives the scoop on how he reads minds. (Runs 7:25)

The Amazing Kreskin talks about predicting 9/11 and how he baffles experts with his mesmerizing ability.

Review: Knocked Up

Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl shines in this goofy comedy about a girl who has a one night stand with a nerd and then gets pregnant. (Runs 2:10)

Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl shines in this goofy comedy about a girl who has a one night stand with a nerd and then gets pregnant.

Gill Deacon: A Manly Diet

Writer David Eddie tries to stay on the Zone diet. (Runs 6:08)

Writer David Eddie tries a manly diet and pays big bucks for the Zone meals, but will he lose weight?

The Scene: Hollywood

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Star Wars turns 30, Howie Mandel does Just For Laughs and Celine's new CD. (Runs 4:56)

Star Wars celebrates 30 years, Howie Mandel headlines Just for Laughs, Celine Dion releases a French CD, Montreal showcases a mille femmes and a Canuck author sells her novel to Hollywood.

Review: Pirates at World's End

Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom swagger back to life in a sure-fire summer hit, Pirates of The Caribbean at World's End. A seaworthy thriller. (Runs 2:08)

Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom swagger back to life in a sure-fire summer hit, Pirates of The Caribbean at World's End. A seaworthy thriller.

Gill Deacon: Star Sitter

Andrea Dana talks about tutoring child stars. (Runs 9:45)

She's a tutor to the stars. Andrea Dana talks about helping child stars like Lindsay Lohan keep up with their school work on movie sets.

The Scene: Shrek

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Art auctions make millions and a blind man and a Sleeping Dog win laughs and tears. (Runs 6:03)

Sotheby's and Christie's set million-dollar records, a blind man and his Sleeping Dog prove irresistible and Hollywood romance joins Bernard's best at the Shaw Festival.

Bob Lefsetz

Outrageous, outspoken, opinionated, Bob Lefsetz talks about his witty insider's newsletter on the music biz. (Runs 7:13)

He has a fan club of folks who love to hate him. Opinionated busybody Bob Lefsetz talks about his phenomenally successful newsletter.

Review: Shrek the Third

Outrageous eye candy, but not as funny at the original. (Runs 2:12)

Outrageous eye candy, but not as funny at the original. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz fling zingers in Shrek the Third.

Gill Deacon: Jump

Take your life in your hands with death-defying jumpers. (Runs 9:33)

Filmmaker Peter Riddihough talks about his doc on death-defying jumpers, addictions to risk and why women are attracted to risky men.

The Scene: French Mosque

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Toronto International Film Festival selects top film and a CBC hit show goes global. (Runs 4:44)

TIFF gives war movie top spot, CBC's Little Mosque on The Prairie scores in France, a gem about the brutal dictatorship in Argentina and Bjork delivers dynamite.

Giovanni Ribisi

Actor Giovanni Ribisi talks about "Perfect Strangers." (Runs 5:09)

Actor Giovanni Ribisi stars with Halle Berry in "Perfect Strangers." He muses about maturity, movies and scientology.

Review: The Ex

TV sitcom stars Zach Braff, Amanda Peet and Jason Bateman work hard for laughs at an advertising agency in The Ex. (Runs 2:10)

TV sitcom stars Zach Braff, Amanda Peet and Jason Bateman work hard for laughs at an advertising agency in The Ex.

Gill Deacon: Virgina Madsen

Virginia Madsen talks about her career, her life and her spiritual awakening. (Runs 5:08)

She's the breakout star of "Sideways." Actor Virginia Madsen reflects on aging, depression and finding peace.

The Scene: Lynched

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: David Lynch's mesmerizing Inland Empire, La Traviata in TO, and fabulous Feist. (Runs 4:58)

David Lynch keeps everyone guessing in Inland Empire, the fabulous La Traviata is in Toronto, Life and Death on a bus, a Feisty release from Paris, and Bjork dares to dream.

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg reflects on his movie star status and on staying out of trouble. (Runs 8:39)

Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg talks about his rough childhood and his movie choices, including his latest film, "Shooter."

Review: Spider-Man 3

There are three times more villains, and three times the fun as Toby McGuire and Kirsten Dunst return in Spider-Man 3. (Runs 2:06)

There are three times more villains, and three times the fun as Toby McGuire and Kirsten Dunst return in Spider-Man 3.

Gill Deacon: Model Mogul

Modeling agent Ben Barry talks about his book and his fight to change the modeling industry. (Runs 8:26)

Upstart agent Ben Barry spills the beans on fashion's culture of emaciation, and talks about his fight to stop the use of anorexic models.

The Scene: Naked Ladies

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Vancouver's greenest movies, Ondaatje pens a page-turner and the Ladies do Neil. (Runs 4:54)

Gen-X writer makes Vancouver movie, Ondaatje writes a page-turner celebrating Quebecand the Bare Naked Ladies sing Neil Young.

Halle Berry

Superstar Halle Berry admits her age and talks up her new film. (Runs 7:46)

Oscar winner Halle Berry talks about her age, her struggle to be taken seriously and the uphill battle black actors face in Hollywood.

Review: Next

Nicholas Cage and Jessica Biel make a supernatural pair that was meant to be in Vegas action thriller "Next." (Runs 2:08)

Nicholas Cage and Jessica Biel make a supernatural pair that was meant to be in Vegas action thriller "Next."

Organize Your Space

Designer Andrew Pike declutters the chaos. (Runs 3:39)

Take back your space. Designer Andrew Pike takes over an out-of-control apartment and cleans it up.

The Scene: Planet Reese

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: Jian Ghomeshi's musical Q, Roy Dupuis is Beautiful Somewhere, and Planet Reese delivers. (Runs 3:57)

Jian Ghomeshi launches Q, Quebec superstar Roy Dupuis finds Beautiful Somewhere, Planet Reese gets green laughs, and screaming Nine Inch Nails.

Review: Fracture

Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling's superior sparring makes for an enthralling murder thriller. (Runs 2:12)

Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling's superior sparring makes for an enthralling murder thriller.

Kim Campbell

Gill Deacon Show: Kim Campbell talks to Gill about the highs and lows of being a woman in a high-profile job. (Runs 4:59)

Kim Campbell talks about being Canada's first female Prime Minister, her defeat and finding life after politics.

The Scene: Disturbia

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: The fabulous Cliks, TV superkid Daniel Cook, and a disturbing film. (Runs 4:42)

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: The fabulous Cliks, TV superkid Daniel Cook, and a disturbing film.Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: The fabulous Cliks, TV superkid Daniel Cook, and a disturbing film.

Public Enemy Chuck D

He's one of the most influential rappers ever; Chuck D, the reliable half of Public Enemy, tells his funniest ever story about Flavor Flav. (Runs 2:02)

Public Enemy is one of the most respected rap groups around, and Chuck D is part of the reason.He shares his funniest story ever about his bad-boy partner Flavor Flav.

Review: Perfect Stranger

Bruce Willis and Halle Berry play cat and mouse in this strange thriller, Giovanni Ribisi adds laughs. (Runs 2:25)

Bruce Willis and Halle Berry play cat and mouse in this strange thriller, Giovanni Ribisi adds laughs.Bruce Willis and Halle Berry play cat and mouse in this strange thriller, Giovanni Ribisi adds laughs.

Gill Deacon: Taste Bud Test

Find out why you like the foods you do. Then learn how to make pizza to satisfy all tastes. (Runs 12:40)

Food specialist Massimo Marcone explains the differences in taste buds, and Chef Howard Dubrovsky whips up pizza for every taste.

The Scene: The Sopranos

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano finally finds peace, and a real cutting edge musical. (Runs 4:33)

New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano finally finds peace, Edward's cutting edge musical, AutoRickshaw spans the globe for tunes, and Timbaland sings his own songs.

Cassie Campbell

Gill Deacon Show: Cassie Campbell talks about the joys of playing hockey and some of the lessons she's learned. (Runs 12:53)

Olympic team captain Cassie Campbell talks to Gill about the difference between women's and men's hockey, and why they'll never be "equal."

The Scene: Nelly

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Nelly, Billy and K-OS heat up the Junos, and J-Lo releases a love-ly Spanish album. (Runs 4:57)

Nelly, Billy and K-OS heat up the Junos, another madcap comedy from Quebec, Christopher House mounts a fabulous show, and Bronx bombshell J-Lo releases a Spanish album.

Coronation Street's Jennie

Jennie McAlpine plays Coronation Street's Fiz Brown. She talks about the show, her charity work and her secret crush. (Runs 4:12)

She's Corrie's happy-go-lucky loudmouth Fiz Brown. Jennie McAlpine tells The Hour about Coronation Street, her fave charity and her crush on Beckham.

Review: Blades of Glory

Comic king Will Ferrell and Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder mock the spills and thrills of a frilly sport, in yet another silly satire. (Runs 2:21)

Comic king Will Ferrell and Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder mock the spills and thrills of a frilly sport, in yet another silly satire.

Ashley Settled Down?

Ashley MacIsaac and his husband, Andrew, talk about their recent wedding in Halifax. (Runs 10:16)

Controversial fiddler Ashley MacIsaac and his violin-playing husband, Andrew, tell Gill they want to make a statement with their marriage.

The Scene: Sharkwater

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: a new shark film hits theatres, and love and hate at Hot Docs. (Runs 4:37)

A Canadian filmmaker goes deep to reveal the world of sharks, Hot Docs releases its lineup and taking a listen to David Usher's new CD.

Cat Power

Powerhouse singer/songwriter Cat Power talks about her musical roots, and getting sober. (Runs 5:39)

The New York Times calls her CD the best work of her life. Cat Power talks about drinking, suicide, and being a loner.

Review: Shooter

Mark Wahlberg stars in this shoot-em-up action flick as the good guy who's been wronged. (Runs 2:07)

Mark Wahlberg stars in this shoot-em-up action flick as the good guy who's been wronged.

Dying Cultures

Explorer, writer and anthropologist Wade Davis fears 50% of human cultures have disappeared. (Runs 11:18)

He's the original Indiana Jones. Explorer, writer and anthropologist Wade Davis shares his fears that indigenous cultures are becoming extinct.

The Scene: Queen

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Canada's fabulous designers, porn star Ron Jeremy pens a bio and Queen rocks TO. (Runs 4:55)

Canada's hottest designers show off cool collections, porn star Ron Jeremy pens a bio, smash hit Queen musical opens in TO and Neil Young re-releases a classic.

Review: Fido/Premonition

Two undead movies: Fido, a campy comedy with a cute Zombie and a gory but sly message. And Sandra Bullock acts like a zombie in Premonition. (Runs 2:25)

Two undead movies: Fido, a campy comedy with a cute Zombie and a gory but sly message. And Sandra Bullock acts like a zombie in Premonition.

Star Gazing

Gill Deacon Show: Why is celebrity gossip so pervasive? Jake Halpern, author of "Fame Junkies," explains why society is addicted to fame. (Runs 9:23)

Fame is contagious; a brush with celebrity can make you, too, an instant star. That's the premise of author Jake Halpern's "Fame Junkies." Halpern talks to Gill about why North Americans are addicted to fame.

The Scene: Namesake

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: A family's epic journey from India to NYC, and golden treasures from Peru. (Runs 4:30)

A family makes a daring move from India to NYC in The Namesake, Indie darlings Arcade Fire deliver a scorching new CD, and Lawrence Hill writes fabulous Book of Negros.

Movie Review: 300

Scottish heartthrob Gerard Butler shines as a Spartan king in this stylish, gory, bloodbath of a film action fans will devour. (Runs 2:25)

Scottish heartthrob Gerard Butler shines as a Spartan king in this stylish, gory, bloodbath of a film action fans will devour.

Decoding Manspeak

When men get together it's a vacation from information, not a chance to bond. (Runs 11:26)

In this interview writer David Eddie answers questions about your man's bad behaviour, and interprets his coded manspeak.

The Scene: Zodiac

Arts and Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: A serial killer taunts Jake Gyllenhaal, and Oscar winning Danish poet on CBC. (Runs 5:33)

A serial killer taunts Jake Gyllenhaal in Zodiac, a prairie writer pens winning memoir, the Oscar winning Danish poet on CBC, plus rare Disney classics in Montreal, and the Rolling Stones' special deal with the National Ballet.

Damon Albarn

Former Blur frontman and musical chameleon Damon Albarn talks about Blur, Gorrillaz, and The Good, The Bad & The Queen. (Runs 11:20)

Former Blur frontman, Brit rock royalty, and controversial chameleon Damon Albarntalks about the band, Gorillaz, and his latest, The Good The Bad & The Queen.

Movie Review: Zodiac

A serial killer thriller! Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo stalk a stalker in Zodiac. (Runs 2:21)

A serial killer thriller! Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo stalk a stalker in Zodiac.

Brother, Go To The Doctor

The Gill Deacon Show: How to convince the man in your life to stop procrastinating and see his doctor. (Runs 8:25)

Dr. Mike Evans talks to Gill about why it's important for men to see their doctors on a regular basis, and how he tries to build trust through the doctor/patient relationship.

Stephen Lewis Foundation

The Gill Deacon Show: In this interview Llana Landsberg-Lewis talks about growing up with her famous father, and social justice. (Runs 9:23)

Her father is an international crusader, her mother a national social activist; Llana Landsberg-Lewis talks about growing up socially active and running the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

The Scene: Jude Law

Arts and Entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Jude Law and Juliette Binoche in a risky romance, and Neil Smith's oddball collection. (Runs 4:33)

Crime doesn't pay for Jude Law and Juliette Binoche, Neil Smith's oddballs and outsiders, and stars come out for a cozy cause.

Howie Mandel

The Hour: Actor, comic and star of Deal or No Deal, Howie Mandel hijacks the interview and promotes a new Canadian connection. (Runs 13:58)

Actor, comic and star of Deal or No Deal, Howie Mandel, admits his personal weakness and yuks it up with George Stroumboulopoulos as he promotes his new Canadian show.

Review: Breaking and Entering

Jude Law and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche find a hazardous kind of love in this convoluted melodrama. (Runs 2:02)

Jude Law and Oscar winner Juliette Binoche find a hazardous kind of love in this convoluted melodrama.

Revisiting the RRSP

The Gill Deacon Show: Is your RRSP the best place to invest your money? (Runs 10:39)

Financial writer Lori Bamber says there are different investments to consider that may give you a better return than an RRSP. She talks about the benefits of a slush fund and a couch potato portfolio.

Life is a Highway

The Gill Deacon Show: Singer/songwriter Tom Cochrane talks about finding inspiration in the work he does in Africa. (Runs 10:36)

Tom Cochrane believes in doing whatever good he can, hoping it causes a ripple effect. He was recently in Rwanda, working with people living with AIDS. He talks about his sense of hope and what others can do to help.

The Scene: Hugh Grant

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore hit a sour note and Nelly dominates the Junos. (Runs 7:32)

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore on a musical misstep, the fabulous Berlin Film Festival, the quirky Lives of Others, Nelly and K-OS dominate the Junos, and Arcade Fire still red hot.

Henry Rollins

He's been described as an angry, funny, political renaissance man. Punk poet Henry Rollins rants on George Bush and his new TV show. (Runs 7:14)

He's a singer, entertainer, punk poet and political critic; Henry Rollins tours with the troops, mocks George Bush, and travels the world with his spoken word tour. Rollins shares his muse.

Movie Review: Music and Lyrics

They may go together like a horse and carriage, but Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore are a match that doesn't ignite in Music and Lyrics. (Runs 2:14)

They may go together like a horse and carriage, but Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore are a match that doesn't ignite in Music and Lyrics.

Sailing Away

Rich and Pam Eyram decided to get off the treadmill and into a sailboat. (Runs 11:16)

After a life-changing event, Rich Eyram and his wife, Pam, decided it was time to focus on time together with their children. The result was a two-year adventure sailing around the world.

The Scene: Partition

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Love, lust and politics - that's Partition, 2 fabulous Canuck films, and a Police reunion. (Runs 6:46)

Young lovers caught in a political firestorm in Partition, 2 outstanding Canadian directors, Michael Bubl?? blows his top and the Police reunite.

The Scene: Apocalypse

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: The Italian - a great Russian film, death and redemption in Kamloops and Norah Jones soars. (Runs 7:20)

In The Italian, a Russian orphan searches for his mother, then Igor Rizzi searches for love, the world ends in Kamloops, plus Norah Jones in full flight.

Review: Partition

A tragic love affair on an epic scale, as star-crossed lovers are caught up in violence as India splits from Pakistan. (Runs 2:14)

A tragic love affair on an epic scale, as star-crossed loversare caught up in violence as India splits from Pakistan.

Dream Analysis

The Gill Deacon Show: Why do we have dreams and what do they mean? Professor Teresa DeCicco shares her insights with Gill. (Runs 8:52)

Why do we have dreams and what do they mean? Professor Teresa DeCicco shares her insights with Gill.

The Scene: She Moves

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Catch Jennifer's fishy new flick, the OC's Kelly Rowan, and a bidding war over a dance doc. (Runs 7:07)

Jennifer and Juliet are fishy friends in just-released flick, TV star Kelly Rowan makes movies, Sarah Polley brings down the house at Sundance, and Colin James kicks off a national tour.

The Scene: Oscar Buzz

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Four Canucks get Oscar nods, opera buffs celebrate a star, and look out for Justin. (Runs 6:54)

Four talented Canucks win Oscar nods, opera buffs celebrate a starring director, Justin Timberlake comes calling, and the ultimate TV gig - the Fashion File host hunt is on.

Raptor Chris Bosh

Chris Bosh, the Raptors' six-foot-ten power forward, says he never turns the other cheek on the court, or cries in public. (Runs 2:58)

Chris Bosh (CB4 to his fans,) the Raptors towering power forward comes clean on his favourite cook (his mother,) admits he turns the other cheek (off the court!) and that he never lets a tear drop. Bosh plays along with The Hour's 9 questions.

Review: Catch and Release

Love, death, fishing and life, it's all a little too much to catch up with, so release any high expectations in Jennifer Garner's new flick. (Runs 1:42)

Love, death, fishing and life, it's all a little too much to catch up with, so release any high expectations in Jennifer Garner's new flick.

Talking to Men

Writer Dave Eddie tries to explain why men just don't get it. (Runs 9:13)

Whether it's trying to get your man to put the dishes in the dishwasher, or to shave that beard, Dave Eddie says it can be a never-ending challenge.

Sex Trade Straight Talk

Natashe Falle tells Gill how she got into the sex trade at 14, how she got out and what she's doing now to help others. (Runs 13:50)

Natashe Falle starting working as a prostitute when her parents split up, and she got out when she hit rock bottom as a drug addict. Now she runs a program to help other sex workers who are headed to court.

The Scene: Nelly Furtado

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Nelly Furtado gets promiscuous in Saskatoon and a Canadian comic takes a dark turn on 24. (Runs 6:04)

Nelly Furtado gets promiscuous in Saskatoon, the Trailer Park Boys go east to find their inner muse, and a crazy comic unravels his dark side on TV's 24.

The Scene: Film Fest

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: a legendary actor stars in Lolita-like flick, Venus, and Dirty Dancing destined to be huge. (Runs 6:47)

Legendary Peter O'Toole plays an aging lothario in Venus, a renown Canadian playwright offers a gift, What Lies Before Us, and Dirty Dancing makes a comeback on stage.

Review: Venus

He has an Oscar, the respect of his peers, and undeniable talent, now Peter O'Toole tries to find eternal youth in this daring film. (Runs 1:58)

He has an Oscar, the respect of his peers, and undeniable talent, now Peter O'Toole tries to find eternal youth in this daring film.

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Zarqa Nawaz, the creator of the new Muslim sitcom "Little Mosque on the Prairie" talks about her inspiration for the show. (Runs 10:43)

Little Mosque on the Prairie attracted international attention before it even went on the air.Zarqa Nawaz talks about all the fuss and what she hopes to accomplish with the show.

A Gal's Toolbag

Decorator Deb Nelson shows Gill all the must-have items for your toolbag to handle all those projects around the house. (Runs 5:06)

From stand-up flashlights to stud finders, Deb Nelson shows Gill everything a woman needsto tackle those odd jobs around the house.

Wendy Mesley's Secrets

Respected Canadian journalist, Wendy Mesley, tells tales from her past including how a Prime Minister once propositioned her. (Runs 7:55)

One of Canada's top journalists, Wendy Mesley, reveals her favourite anchors, her love of news, and the prominent politician who once asked her out. Mesley talks to George Stroumboulopoulos of The Hour.

The Scene: Rabbits & Bollywood

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: a quirky illustrator, a Bollywood premiere and going Barenaked for the Olympics. (Runs 6:57)

Renee Zellwegger stars in "Miss Potter," as the famous children's author Beatrix Potter. "Guru" makes its world premiere in Toronto - the first ever Bollywood film to open outside of India. And the Barenaked Ladies go on tour to support Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes in the 2010 Winter Games.

The Scene: Amazing Maze

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: a fairy tale for grownups, Canadians at Sundance and a book of letters. (Runs 6:37)

Pan's Labyrinth presents an amazing maze of fantasy set against a grim background. Canada will be represented by eight feature films at the Sundance Festival. And an award-winning Canadian book designer releases his first novel, "The End of the Alphabet."

Review: Miss Potter

Renee Zellweger stars as Beatrix Potter, the children's author who created the world of Peter the Rabbit. (Runs 2:00)

Renee Zellweger stars as Beatrix Potter,the children's author who created the world of Peter the Rabbit.

Sarah Harmer: Escarpment Blues

The Gill Deacon Show: Sarah Harmer talks about her efforts to help preserve the Niagara Escarpment. (Runs 10:50)

Sarah Harmer grew up on the Niagara Escarpment. Now she's fighting to stop developers from moving in. She recently took some friends along on a hike of the escarpment and ended up with new music and a documentary.

New Year's Resolutions

The Gill Deacon Show: Life coach Janet Eastwood tells how to keep those resolutions. (Runs 7:29)

Janet Eastwood says the key to success is making resolutions that are positive, clear and manageable.

The Scene: Eau de Murder

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: a film with an eau de Murder, Calgary lassos the arts and Alberta's dinosaurs go Hollywood. (Runs 5:55)

An obsessive perfume maker in 18th century France becomes a creepy lady killer in "Perfume," the performing arts festival "One Yellow Rabbit's High Performance Rodeo" opens in Calgary and artifacts from The Royal Tyrrell Museum are featured in "A Night At The Museum."

The Scene: Delicious Deceit

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: deceit is delicious in a new flick, rockin' the Mosque and the laughs are back in Halifax. (Runs 6:08)

Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett deliver wicked performances in "Notes On A Scandal," the Muslim sitcom "Little Mosque on the Prairie" premieres and The Halifax Comedy Festival is back for another season.

Review: The Freedom Writers

Hilary Swank plays a real life teacher who uses a writing project to reach out to troubled students. (Runs 2:03)

Hilary Swank plays a real life teacher who uses a writing project to reach out to troubled students.

Poverty to Park Avenue

One-time society columnist Jeannette Walls talks to Gill about her unorthodox childhood and her bestselling memoirs, "The Glass Castle." (Runs 9:49)

One-time society columnist Jeannette Walls talks to Gill about her unorthodox childhoodand her bestselling memoirs, "The Glass Castle."

Decoding Teenspeak

Are you so boggled by your teen's language? Linguist Sali Tagliamonte tells Gill like, relax. Check it! (Runs 6:16)

Just what is your teen trying to tell you - or not? Get some pointers from Gill and Sali Tagliamonte.

Billy Connolly

Outrageous Scottish actor/comedian Billy Connolly takes his digs at actors, aging and staying fresh in the comic world. (Runs 15:45)

He's loud, obnoxious and very, very funny. Scottish actor/comedian Billy Connolly yuks it upwith The Hour's George Stroumboulopoulos, mocking aging, and promoting his new show.

The Scene: Year's Best

Arts and Entertainment with Jelena Adzic: Babel, Snowcake and The Departed lead top movies, and other hits of 2006. (Runs 7:37)

Top ten picks of must see movies include Babel, The Departed and Snowcake.Literary picks this year include Margaret Atwood and an emergency doctor. And a lot of 2006 highlights.

The Scene: Christmas Hits

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Margaret Atwood pens a musical, and Christmas hits from Sarah McLachlan and Twisted Sister. (Runs 6:54)

Literary lion Margaret Atwood catches the show biz buzz, Sarah McLachlan fights Twisted Sister for bestXmas hit, a Toronto Doctor cuts tothe heart of it and wins big, plus hilites from the year in arts.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

He's a star in his homeland of South Africa. Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Albert Mazibuko has inspired a generation of African musicians. (Runs 5:28)

He's toured with Nelson Mandela and recorded the award-winning "Graceland" with Paul Simon. Ladysmith Black Mambazo's Albert Mazibuko continues to inspire a generation of South African musicians. He talks with George Stroumboulopoulos of The Hour.

Contest Queen

Carolyn Wilmar has won more than $100,000 in prizes pursuing her hobby - entering contests. (Runs 7:39)

Carolyn Wilmar has turned a hobby into a lucrative enterprise. Now she shares her secrets with Gill.

The Scene: Will Smith & Keifer

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Will Smith excells as a doting dad, and an adorable crooner with a secret. (Runs 7:06)

Kiefer Sutherland and Evangeline Lilly are golden, Ron Hynes makes waves at the East Coast Music awards and Justin Rutledge is a devil.

The Scene: Snowcake & Queen

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Sigourney Weaver makes snow angels, and Freddy Mercury would be proud. (Runs 7:43)

The Good German bombs, Canada's top ten movies, and a gentle dream offering from Sean Lennon. Plus radical Islam and murder in Amsterdam.

Review: Pursuit of Happyness

In The Pursuit of Happyness Will Smith greys his hair and frays his patience as a man living on the edge of financial ruin. (Runs 1:46)

In The Pursuit of Happyness Will Smith greys his hair and frays his patience as a man living on the edge of financial ruin.

The Rockettes

Gill kicks off the holidays with two of the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. (Runs 8:42)

Two of the Rockettes help trim the tree and give Gill a chorus line dance lesson.

The Scene: The Holiday

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: home-swap for The Holiday, insta-fame for Hulk's girl and naked in Newfoundland. (Runs 7:16)

Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet swap homes for "The Holiday" and find love. Also, Hulk Hogan's daughter releases her first album. And a new photo exhibit in St. John's features nudes and Newfoundland's rugged landscape.

The Scene: Diamonds & Fab Four

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: deadly diamonds, Fab Four tunes get hip treatment and an award for Tom Jackson. (Runs 7:18)

Blood Diamond opens, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a diamond smuggler. Also, Beatles' producer George Martin and his son give a new treatment to the Fab Four's songbook. And Tom Jackson will get the Humanitarian Award at the 2007 Junos.

Review: Blood Diamond

The shady diamond trade is the focus of the action-drama, "Blood Diamond," starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a diamond smuggler. (Runs 2:08)

The shady diamond trade is the focus of the action-drama, "Blood Diamond," starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a diamond smuggler.

The Scene: The Nativity Story

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic; a movie covers virgin territory, a potty-mouthed doc and Canada Reads. (Runs 7:15)

The Nativity Story documents the year leading up to Christ's birth and is the first feature fillm to premiere at The Vatican. Also, f*ck - the word - is the theme of F*ck - the documentary, looking at the use and history of the word. And the lineup for Canada Reads is released, with participants including Jim Cuddy and Steven Page.

The Scene: Celtic Queen

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic; Canada's celtic queen, a dark and disturbing film and another book by a doctor. (Runs 6:06)

Loreena McKennitt has a new disc, An Ancient Muse - her first in nearly a decade. Also, Unnatural and Accidental is a troubling film about a young native woman searching for her mother on Vancouver's skid row. And BC doctor Kevin Patterson's new book, Consumption, is about an Inuit woman born in the north in the '50s, but educated in the south.

Review: The Nativity Story

The Nativity Story feels a little like an expensive high school play, covering the time leading to Christ's birth without passion. (Runs 2:08)

The Nativity Story feels a little like an expensive high school play, covering the time leading to Christ's birth without passion.

The Scene: Volver

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Cruz shines in Volver, Canada has a new starlet and a backstreet boy moves to centre stage. (Runs 8:27)

Penelope Cruz stars in Pedro Almodovar's latest film, Volver. Also, six-year-old Gabrielle Marcoux of Ottawa plays one of Bob Dylan's daughters in a new Hollywood film, and Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson is on stage in the musical, Chicago.

The Scene: Bobby

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: a film of presidential proportions, big bucks for books and Great Big Sea. (Runs 8:12)

Bobby, the movie about the assassination of Robert Kennedy, opens with a big Hollywood cast. Also, the Governor General's Literary Awards are handed out and Great Big Sea has a new release, Courage and Patience and Grit.

Review: Bobby

Bobby follows the lives of a multitude of characters at the Ambassador Hotel the day Robert Kennedy was assassinated. (Runs 2:24)

Bobby follows the lives of a multitude of characters at theAmbassador Hotel the day Robert Kennedy was assassinated.

Gill Deacon: Xmas Decorating

Christmas decorating doesn't have to be pricey: pinecones, dried fruit and recycled suede or fur make unique and cozy decorations. (Runs 10:41)

Sure hits for Christmas decorating include caramel and chocolate colours, recycled suede, fur pillows, hyde rugs, sparkling candles and a host of other catchy ideas from the Gill Deacon Show.

Gill Deacon: Justin Trudeau

Canada's crown prince, Justin Trudeau, discusses his famous father, his love of teaching and his concern for the environment. (Runs 9:07)

He's been in the news since he was a toddler. Justin Trudeau talks to Gill Deacon about his famous father, his love of teaching and his high hopes for protecting the environment.

Gill Deacon: Cooking w Nigella

Domestic Goddess Nigella Lawson shows Gill how to whip up a decadent chocolate cherry trifle cake. (Runs 4:27)

Gill is getting ready for a big party.Cooking diva Nigella Lawson shows her how to create a sure-hit chocolate cherry trifle cake.

Gill Deacon: Cat Poop Coffee

The latest caffeine buzz is pure poop! Find out why coffee fanatics pay $600 a pound for cat poop coffee. (Runs 10:45)

Kopi Luwak is the latest buzz among coffee fanatics, but would you pay 6 hundred dollars a pound for cat poop coffee? Coffee critic Adam Pesce dares to do the taste test, while Derek Zavistake explains the allure of green coffee on The Gill Deacon Show.

The Scene: Mocking Hollywood

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: the laugh's on Hollywood, fur flies and a Christmas release for a cowboy crooner. (Runs 6:48)

For Your Consideration is a new movie that makes fun of Hollywood. Also, a strange film about a famous shutterbug, blendinf fact with fantasy and fur. And Paul Brandt is ready for the holidays with a new album.

The Scene: 007

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Bond is back, food for thought and more cute penguins. (Runs 7:10)

Daniel Craig is the latest James Bond, in the action-packed Casino Royale. Also, Fast Food Nation is a new movie based on the bestselling book about the consequences of North America's food consumption, and Happy Feet is an animated movie about a cuddly penguin who sure can dance.

Viggo Mortenson

Viggo Mortensen is a real renaissance man; an actor, photographer and multi-lingual Hollywood star who loves hockey. (Runs 4:52)

His chiseled cheekbones and European chic are charming, and with hits like Carlitos Way, Lord of The Rings and The History of Violence, Viggo Mortensen is an international star. And as he tells George Stroumboulopoulos of The Hour, he also loves hockey.

Review: Casino Royale

James Bond is back with a gritty and gadget-free 007. (Runs 2:20)

James Bond is backwith a gritty and gadget-free 007.

The Scene: Strange Fiction

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: fiction to die for, a big night for men and women in tights and nice guy Russell Crowe. (Runs 6:01)

A frustrated writer tries to kill off her latest character, who turns out to be a real person, in Stranger Than Fiction. The National Ballet opens its first season in its new home with Sleeping Beauty. And Russell Crowe shares a personal moment.

The Scene: God & The Horseman

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Talking to God, a Film Centre makeover and St. Urbain's Horseman on the small screen. (Runs 6:47)

The bestselling trilogy of books, Conversations With God, is now a movie starring Henry Czerny. The Canadian Film Centre has a new logo and a new goal. And Mordecai Richler's classic, St. Urbain's Horseman, is being turned into a CBC Television mini-series.

Dirty Blonde Courtney Love

Irrepressible and uncontrollable grunge rock wild child, Courtney Love talks about her life, loves and new book. (Runs 6:44)

Uncontrollable, unpredictable, outrageous and painfully honest, singer/actor and shock rocker Courtney Love has sobered up and written her memoirs. She talks to Evan Solomon of CBC News: Sunday.

Review: Stranger Than Fiction

A frustrated writer is trying to kill off her latest character and through a twist of fate, it turns out he's real. (Runs 2:01)

A frustrated writer is trying to kill off her latest characterand through a twist of fate, it turns out he's real.

Gord Downie is Hip

He's a star with one of the most successful Canadian rock bands ever. The dapper Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip talks to The Hour. (Runs 11:54)

He's been playing to sold out stadiums for two decades, but the success hasn't made The Tragically Hip's Gord Downie any less sincere. The very private Downey talks about politics, press junkets and love in this interview with George Stroumboulopoulos of The Hour.

The Scene: Sex & Dogs

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Sleeping Dogs Lie and Boynton Beach Club open with boundary-breaking sex. (Runs 6:35)

Sleeping Dogs Lie is the story of a woman with a secret involving a dog and a sex act. Also, the Boynton Beach Club is a romantic comedy showing there's sex after retirement. And Annie Pootoogook will be the first Inuit artist to exhibit at the Documenta art show in Germany.

The Scene: Babel & Borat

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Brad is back with Babel, Borat is obnoxious and songbird Sarah Slean has something new. (Runs 6:36)

Brad Pitt stars with Cate Blanchett in the emotionally charged Babel. Also, Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego, Borat, heads out across the US in a film with a title too long to print. And singer-songwriter Sarah Slean has a new album, Orphan Music.

Movie Star Barry Pepper

Sexy Barry Pepper stars in Clint Eastwood's 90-million-dollar war epic, and has worked with Tom Hanks, Spike Lee and Steven Spielberg. (Runs 4:57)

Barry Pepper shot to fame in Saving Private Ryan, now he's working with legendary actor/director Clint Eastwood in The Flags of our Fathers. Pepper stops in to talk to The Hour's George Stroumboulopoulos.

Review: Babel

Brad is back in a powerful new movie. (Runs 1:55)

An American couple, played by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, finds themselves stranded in Morocco and their story becomes intertwined with others in a visually stunning and emotionally charged film.

The Scene: Scissors & Death

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: the dark comedy of Running With Scissors and the controversy of Death of a President. (Runs 6:00)

The best-selling memoir of a messed up childhood comes to the big screen in Running With Scissors. Also opening; Death of a President, which prompted death threats to its director and stirred up lots of controversy, and The Dixie Chicks documentary, Shut Up and Sing, about the backlash from their anti-Bush comments.

The Scene: Catch A Fire

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Catch A Fire catches Oscar buzz, a new album from a Legend and stolen treasures. (Runs 6:04)

Tim Robbins plays a nasty cop in Catch A Fire, opening this week. Also, R&B singer-songwriter John Legend releases his second album, Once Again, and a Texas college professor is convicted of stealing items owned by the late pianist, Glenn Gould.

Review: Running With Scissors

A dark comedy about a whacky and warped bunch of characters in an extremely dysfunctional family. (Runs 2:05)

A dark comedy about a whacky and warped bunch of charactersin an extremely dysfunctional family.

The Scene: The Prestige

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: The magic of The Prestige, Megan Follows' new role and Hip Hop poetry. (Runs 7:07)

The story of two competing magicians plays out in The Prestige. Also, Megan Follows plays the mother of a spunky teenager in CBC's "Booky Makes Her Mark." And Winnipeg poet Ingrid Johnson uses Hip Hop and reggae to get her message across.

The Scene: Flags and Tideland

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Flags of Our Fathers opens, Tideland hits the big screen and the IFOA kicks off in Toronto. (Runs 6:20)

Clint Eastwood directs a powerful and epic war film, Flags of Our Fathers. Also, Terry Gilliam of Monty Python's Flying Circus fame brings his latest - and wierdest - film, Tideland, to the screen. And the 27th annual International Festival of Authors opens with a birthday bash.

The Scene: Rock, Metal, Atwood

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Blue Rodeo solos, hardcore heavy metal and something new from Margaret Atwood. (Runs 6:38)

Blue Rodeo's two frontmen release new solo albums. Also, the heavy metal documentary, American Hardcore, opens in select cities and Margaret Atwood has a new collection of short stories called Moral Disorder.

The Scene: Man of the Year

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic: Robin Williams as president, more Truman Capote and a 25th birthday bash. (Runs 6:46)

Man of the Year opens, with Robin Williams playing a comedy show host turned president.Also, another movie about Truman Capote - Infamous - hits the big screen. And the Manitoba Theatre for Young People celebrates its 25th anniversary.

The Scene: Trailer Park Boys

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic. The Trailer Park Boys hit the big screen and The King of Scotland opens. (Runs 6:39)

Bubbles and the boys take their petty criminal and dimwit pranks to the movies. Also, nasty dictator Idi Amin is the central figure in The King of Scotland and singer James Blunt tours Canada with his hit, You're Beautiful.

The Scene: Crime and Sex

Arts and entertainment review with Jelena Adzic. The Departed opens, Shortbus drives into theatres and Intelligence comes to TV. (Runs 7:37)

The crime thriller, The Departed, has a killer cast. Also, Shortbus takes its hardcore sex to more theatres and a new television series, Intelligence, premieres.

The Scene: Songs, Dance, Money

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: Corb Lund hits the road, dancing to Shakespeare and big bucks for the National Arts Centre. (Runs 6:30)

Award-winning country singer Corb Lund tours across Canada. Also, Claudia Moore's choreography for her Moonhorse Dance Theatre draws on Shakespeare. And the National Arts Centre gets a million dollar donation.

The Scene: Knud Rasmussen

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: The Journals of Knud Rasmussen opens, art in the dark and legendary women. (Runs 7:08)

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen tells the story, with stunning cinematography, of the Inuit's first contact with European explorers. Also, Toronto is staging its first Nuit Blanche, an all-night arts extravaganza. And two women with a catfighting past get together for a play called Legends.

The Scene: Science of Sleep

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: The Science of Sleep opens, The Stone Angel filming wraps and Dianna Krall has a new album. (Runs 5:43)

The Science of Sleep takes place in a make-believe world with delightful, dream-like visuals. Filming is finished for Margaret Laurence's classic novel The Stone Angel, set to hit theatres next fall. And jazz diva Diana Krall releases her tenth album.

The Scene: Pop, Prizes and Lit

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: Psychedelic pop, GG award winners and Alice Munro. (Runs 6:07)

Montreal's Patrick Watson releases his second album, Close to Paradise; winners of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are announced and Alice Munro has a new - and maybe last - book of short stories.

Star Treatment

Toronto International Film Festival: It's all about those freebies. (Runs 2:24)

The film festival is not just about the stars. It's also about being treated like a star.We show you how it's done, with a little help from the pros.

Red Carpet

Toronto International Film Festival: Stars on the red carpet. (Runs 1:25)

A few stolen moments with just some of the many stars who strutted their stuff on the film festival's red carpet.

The Scene: The Last Kiss

Arts and Entertainment Review: The Last Kiss opens, Rockstar has a winner and Giller Prize candidates are announced. (Runs 6:37)

Oscar winner Paul Haggis' lastest feature film is The Last Kiss and it's a sweet one. Also, Lukas Rossi is the new front man for rock group Supernova and 15 authors make the cut for this year's Giller Prize.

The Scene: Hello Bollywood

Arts and Entertainment Review: Bollywood goes big, Tales of the Rat Fink opens and Hockey: A People's History begins. (Runs 5:51)

Bollywood gets the gala treatment at the Toronto International Film Festival. Also, the devil on wheels meets fantasia in Tales of the Rat Fink, and the much-anticipated CBC series Hockey: A People's History traces the history of Canada's game.

Terrorism Films

Toronto International Film Festival: Terrorism and controversy deliver a powerful punch. (Runs 3:07)

Five years after the attacks of 9/11 shut down the film festival, terrorism is back - but this time on film. Sandra Abma explains why so many movies this year are trading on terror.

Sex Films

Toronto International Film Festival: Sex films are in your face in so many unflinching ways. (Runs 3:31)

One of the big themes at TIFF this year is sex. But sex as you've never seen it before in the movies.So, a word of warning: some scenes are explicit.

Funny Horror

Toronto International Film Festival: The dead are alive and kicking. (Runs 2:07)

Nothing brings a film festival to life more than the undead. Sandra Abma comes to grips with some new zombie movies with a twist - or at least a lurch.

Bollywood Gala

Toronto International Film Festival: Bollywood's Never Say Goodbye gets the gala treatment. (Runs 2:40)

It was one of the biggest red carpet events at the festival. And there wasn't a single Hollywood star in sight. For the first time ever, TIFF gave a Bollywood film the gala treatment. Sandra Abma was there.

Docs

Toronto International Film Festival: Three must-see docs. (Runs 2:35)

The stars may shine - but documentaries illuminate the Toronto International Film Festival. This year, three Festival veterans return with new projects. Here's our pick for three hot docs.

Zacharias Kunuk

Toronto International Film Festival: The Journals of Knud Rasmussen opens this year's festival with much buzz. (Runs 2:43)

The Journals of Knud Rasmussen opened the Toronto International Film Festival to a packed house of glittererati. Zacharias Kunuk and his production partner Norman Cohn created an international sensation with their first feature. Sandra Abma finds out if they can repeat that success.

Doug Coupland

Toronto International Film Festival: Doug Coupland's first original screenplay premieres at TIFF. (Runs 2:25)

Generation X author Douglas Coupland is one of Canada's most famous writers, but none of his novels has been made into a movie yet. Now, we get to peer into Coupland's brain as his first original screenplay gets its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Scene: Shortbus

Arts and Entertainment Review. A sex therapist desperately seeks an orgasm in erotic film Shortbus. And Barenaked Ladies' animated hit. (Runs 6:08)

Sexy Sook-Yin Lee is a sex therapist desperately in need of an orgasm in Shortbus, screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.Gen-X scribe Douglas Coupland shows off his Vancouver-based film and the Barenaked Ladies release a balanced, animated album.

The Scene: Hollywoodland

Arts and Entertainment Review. Ben Affleck sizzles with sexy Diane Lane in Hollywoodland. Also, Sarah Polley behind the camera. (Runs 6:13)

Ben Affleck gives a super performance as the man who made Superman famous and sexy Diane Lane sizzles as the private eye, while Adrien Brody takes a little too long to figure out the murder mystery in Hollywoodland. At the Toronto International Film Festival: the innovative work of filmmaker Peter Mettler, and child star Sarah Polley inspires with a heartfelt movie Away From Her.

Tom Sandler

Toronto International Film Festival: Wherever there are stars you'll find photographer Tom Sandler. (Runs 2:58)

The Film Festival is a gold mine for photographers, with stars strutting the red carpets and streets of Toronto. There's not a celebrity event where you won't find Tom Sandler and his camera. Sandra Abma tells us what makes him click.

Sook-Yin Lee

Toronto International Film Festival: The sexy film "Shortbus" makes its debut. (Runs 2:00)

Shortbus is the controversial film that almost got CBC Radio star Sook-Yin Lee fired.She's one of the main characters in the much-anticipated film being shown at The Festival.

Sarah Polley

Toronto International Film Festival: Sarah Polley makes a splash with "Away From Her." (Runs 2:25)

Away From Her is a film so powerful it even had hardened film reviewers weeping at advance screenings.It's the feature film directorial debut of star Sarah Polley, and it's being screened at TIFF.

Chantal Kreviazuk

Toronto International Film Festival: Chantal Kreviazuk is one of the stars at this year's festival. (Runs 2:17)

Gorgeous, talented singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk is one of the stars at this year's film festival. But what she's doing there may give her fans a shock.

The Scene: Quiet

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: A young deaf teen sees secrets, sex, and lies in the dysfunctional film Quiet. (Runs 5:38)

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: A creepy family takes in a deaf teenager in Quiet, a Canadian Idol star shines on her own, chain smoking charmer Rene Levesque up on the silver screen and Canadian Glenn Ford dies at 90.

The Scene: Film Festival

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: Movie and movie stars in Toronto for the film festival, and Chantal Kreviazuk's latest. (Runs 6:35)

Arts and Entertainment Review with Jelena Adzic: Songwriter extraordinaire Chantal Kreviazuk has penned hits for Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne, now she's releasing her own. Movie stars are expected in Toronto for annual film fest, and Godfather of Canadian film is being sued. Plus a great summer read- Londonstani.

The Scene: Idlewild

Entertainment review: Music crazy locals get jazzed up on hip hop and rap in Idlewild, and Hollywood stars hit the red carpet in Toronto. (Runs 6:38)

Entertainment review: Music crazy locals get jazzed up on hip hop and rap in Idlewild, and Hollywood stars hit the red carpet in Toronto. A sleepy southern town gets steamed up as locals slither and shake to hip hop, jazz and the rhythm of a hot summertime in Idlewild. Hollywood stars troop north for a red carpet celebration at the Toronto Film Festival, and shaggy red headed Tomi Swick cuts a sweet deal.

The Scene: Half Nelson

Entertainment Review: Sexy Ryan Gosling gets gritty as slum teacher in Half Nelson, and soldiers drop their guns and shoot The War Tapes. (Runs 6:07)

Entertainment Review: Sexy Ryan Gosling gets gritty as slum teacher in Half Nelson, and soldiers drop their guns and shoot The War Tapes.Sexy star Ryan Gosling excels in gritty movie, Half Nelson. A first: Real life soldiers thrown down their guns and shoot their world in The War Tapes. Black authors band together and talk shop, and Ziggy Marley can't hide in his famous fathers shadow.

The Scene: Trust the Man

Entertainment review: Trust the Man hits theatres, the Montreal World Film Festival celebrates 30 years and the Edmonton Fringe turns 25. (Runs 6:22)

Entertainment review: Trust the Man hits theatres, the Montreal World Film Festival celebrates 30 years and the Edmonton Fringe turns 25. Trust the Man has a killer cast with engaging performances, but in the end it's a disappointing romantic comedy. Also, the Montreal World Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with films from more than 60 countries, and the Edmonton Fringe Festival - Canada's oldest - is 25 years old.

The Scene: The Illustionist

Entertainment review. The magic of The Illusionist appears on the big screen, while Snakes on a Plane slithers into theatres. (Runs 5:14)

Entertainment review. The magic of The Illusionist appears on the big screen, while Snakes on a Plane slithers into theatres.The Illusionist is a classic love triangle with rich visuals and smooth special effects. Also, the long-awaited, over-the-top Snakes on a Plane opens with its computer-generated scaly reptiles courtesy of a Quebec company.

The Scene: Quinceanera

Quinceanera is an Hispanic celebration that marks an unhappy event for one girl; and singers and athletes release new albums. (Runs 6:39)

Quinceanera uses inexperienced actors to tell the story of a troubled Mexican-American girl. Also, Susan Aglukark is back with a new album, while race car driver Jacques Villeneuve releases his first, and figure skater Elvis Stojko puts the finishing touches on his.

The Scene: Conversations

Entertainment review. Conversations With Other Women and World Trade Center open in theatres; and art for AIDS. (Runs 6:53)

Conversations With Other Women features a unique split screen and a riveting performance by Helena Bonham Carter. Also, Oliver Stone's movie World Trade Center tells the story of 9/11 without conspiracy theories, and artists in Toronto want to make people think about AIDS.

The Scene: Sunshine and War

Arts and Entertainment News. Little Miss Sunshine gets a thumbs up, The Great War is in production and The Marble Index gets set to travel. (Runs 6:47)

Little Miss Sunshine has a quirky cast that delivers a winning story. Also, the bilingual, four-part series, The Great War, features descendents of Canadian veterans of WWI and Justin Trudeau, and Hamilton's The Marble Index prepares to tour Germany.

The Scene: Bon Cop Bad Cop

Arts and Entertainment News. The Secret Life of Words is sad but satisfying; Bon Cop Bad Cop opens and the Dixie Chicks tour Canada. (Runs 6:52)

The Secret Life of Words, starring Sarah Polley, takes its time, but delivers. Also, the Canadian film about a francophone cop from Montreal and an Anglo cop from Toronto opens with great expectations; and the Dixie Chicks have a new tour and a new movie about them.

The Scene: Strombo's The One

Arts and Entertainment Review. You, Me and Dupree opens; George Stroumboulopoulos hosts The One; and cowgirls do Spurlesque. (Runs 6:29)

The only thing going for You, Me and Dupree is Owen Wilson; The Hour's George Stroumboulopoulos hosts the new reality show, The One, Making of a Music Star;and cowgirls do their version of burlesque at the Calgary Stampede, with Spurlesque.

The Scene: Spamalot

Arts and Entertainment Review. Spamalot opens, Women Fully Clothed hits the stage in Montreal, and Strangers With Candy misses the mark. (Runs 6:33)

Spamalot, the award-winning Monty Python adaption opens amidst much wackiness; five all-star Canadian comedians, Women Fully Clothed, perform at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal; and Strangers With Candy starring Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert starts out strong then fizzles.

The Scene: Pirate Treasure

Pirates of the Caribbean strikes again; Cronenberg curates Warhol artwork; and Avril moves up her wedding. (Runs 5:39)

Captain Jack Sparrow charms and entertains in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest; filmmaker David Cronenberg, once inspired by Andy Warhol,guest curates the latter's artwork at the Art Gallery of Ontario; and Avril Lavigne wants to get married sooner to avoid all that media attention.

The Scene: A Scanner Darkly

The "animated" movie gets dark reviews; The Wyrd Sisters lose; and Junos memorabilia auctioned off. (Runs 5:49)

A Scanner Darkly, shot in Hi-Def and "painted," lives up to its dark title; The Wyrd Sisters lose their lawsuit against the makers of Harry Potter; and Junos memorabilia signed my musicians is auctioned on eBay.

The Scene: Devil Wears Prada

Arts and Entertainment News: Meryl Streep is devilishly divine in The Devil Wears Prada, and David Clayton-Thomas, still sexy at sixty. (Runs 6:47)

A fabulous fur draped Meryl Streep steals the spotlight from Stanley Tucci, a nearly impossible feat, in The Devil Wears Prada. Another glorious treat for the senses, IMAX doc Mystic India is coming to a theatre near you this summer. And still sexy at sixty? David Clayton-Thomas of Blood Sweat and Tears, releases a new CD.

The Scene: Superman Returns

Arts and Entertainment News: Superman Returns with out of this world action, and the world's most expensive musical hits a low note. (Runs 6:26)

Superman Returns with stunning sidekick Kate Boswell and evil genius Kevin Spacey. Its all kryptonite, super effects and out of this world action.The world's most expensive musical, The Lord of the Rings hits a low note, and it's Now or Never, Reddnation rap and turf wars.

The Scene: Superhero

Arts and Entertainment News: Indie star Danny Michel proves talent doesn't need a label, and Gen-X maestro Douglas Coupland agitates. (Runs 5:29)

Independent rocker Danny Michel breaks barriers in his own good time, Gen-X mentor Douglas Coupland riffs on disillusioned gamers and Superheros save Fredericton from the summer blahs.

The Scene: Click

Adam Sander clicks with TV fans, stars get Bare Naked for a fundraiser, and the National Ballet's posh new digs. (Runs 5:51)

Adam Sandler's fantasy becomes a curse in Click, and the Ladies and famous friends get Bare Naked for a good cause. The National Ballet shines in posh new digs, get jazzed for an onslaught of summer festivals, and Louis Armstrong comes alive in a show that will strike a chord with fans.

The Scene: Puzzled

Arts and Entertainment News: Jon Stewart and Bill Clinton do it, so do millions of Americans; a riveting film on Crossword addicts. (Runs 6:25)

Arts and Entertainment News: Comedian Jon Stewart and former President Bill Clinton are fanatically puzzled, along with hundreds of others in a funny new film.Plus Sidney Pollack's latest, an intimate profile of his close friend Frank Gehry. And CBC launches its new fall lineup.

The Scene: Jack Black

Arts and Entertainment News: Jack Black hams it up as a Mexican priest and country star Adam Gregory tours with Leanne Rimes. (Runs 6:04)

Arts and Entertainment News: Jack Black hams it up as a Mexican priest in this wacky but charming new flick; rising country star Adam Gregory tours with Leanne Rimes and Keith Urban; and the notorious web-star, dailydancer unmasked.

The Scene: Prairie Home

Arts and Entertainment News: A Prairie Home Companion; Frantic laughter and Shaking Hands With The Devil on the big screen. (Runs 6:02)

A big-name cast with chemistry stars in A Prairie Home Companion; The Frantics are back with a new stage production; and the award-winning book Shake Hands With The Devil is being turned into a feature film.

The Scene: Grand New Stage

Arts and Entertainment News: A new stage to perform on; Comic Quebec; and soccer docs. (Runs 5:25)

The new home for the Canadian Opera Company opens; Quebec exports a hit comic book; and for World Cup soccer fans, some world class documentaries.

The Scene: The Break-Up

Arts and entertainment review: Jennifer Aniston in The Break-Up, indigenous performers shimmer; and Hasidic reggae. (Runs 5:30)

Arts and entertainment review: Jennifer Aniston draws inspiration from her break-up with Brad to give passion to her latest role in The Break-Up; indigenous performers from Canada and Australia dance in Shimmer; and a reggae star emerges from Brooklyn's Hasidic community.

The Scene: Inconvenient Truth

A passionate plea to end global warming, a Group of Seven record-breaker, and an athlete who hears the music. (Runs 5:08)

Arts and entertainment review: Al Gore makes a compelling call for action to stop global warming in the doc An Inconvenient Truth; the Lawren Harris painting, "Figure with Rays of Light" goes for seven figures at auction; and a CFL kicker wins awards for his first CD.

The Scene: X-Men

Arts and entertainment review: The X-Men dazzle, the Tragically Hip feel the love in Kingston, and Valerie Harper shines as Golda. (Runs 4:40)

Arts and entertainment review: The X-Men just may be the shallow blockbuster movie fans are waiting for, even though it's stormy weather for Halle Berry. Kingston hits the Tragically Hip with its best shot, and Valerie shines in the musical Golda.

The Scene: Martin Short

Arts and entertainment review: Martin Short hits his imaginary rock bottom with the fabulous Fame Becomes Me. (Runs 5:03)

Arts and entertainment review: Martin Short laughs, dances and cries on stage as he crawls along his imaginary rock bottom in Fame Becomes Me. Sarsicle makes light of Toronto's Sars scare. And angry author Augusten Burroughs coughs up his hate and rage in yet another bitter bestseller.

The Scene: Gay Films

Gay in Cuba, at Inside Out, the Gay and Lesbian film festival. And an inspired turtle goes Over The Hedge. (Runs 6:53)

Arts and entertainment review: Go into the closet in Cuba, at Inside Out, the Gay and Lesbian film festival. And follow an inspired turtle chasing a squirrel in Hollywood's latest animated fable, Over The Hedge. Plus a new must have soul CD.

The Scene: The DaVinci Code

Tom Hanks tries hard, but lacks sex appeal. Ron Howard gets bogged down in the detail. Is the book better? Is the Pope Catholic? (Runs 6:21)

Arts and entertainment review: It would truly take a divine being to live up to the hype of this movie. Tom Hanks tries hard, but lacks sex appeal, and Ron Howard gets bogged down in the detail. Is the book better? Is the Pope Catholic?

The Scene: Poseidon Sinks

The week's entertainment in review: shipwrecks, burst bubbles, films for the very small screen, and the end of TV. (Runs 5:07)

Poseidon scores high on special effects and low on story; illusionist David Blaine comes up for air; MobiFest lets you watch films in the palm of your hand; and the technology challenging television.

The Scene: Oliver Twist

Arts and entertainment review: sweet Tafelmusik, chutzpah and the search for truth, tree people, and Stratford does Oliver Twist. (Runs 5:20)

Tafelmusik tours Europe; taking a chance at the Jewish Film Festival; seeing humanity in trees; and the story of Charles Dickens' young orphan comes to life at the Stratford Festival.

The Scene: MI 3

The action-packed, adrenaline-injected Mission Impossible 3; let there be music for all; The Boss hits New Orleans; and the end of radio. (Runs 6:07)

Tom Cruise runs, jumps and explodes onto the screen with the latest installment of Mission Impossible; the Barenaked Ladies' lead man wants to make music accessible to the masses; Bruce Springsteen plays a jazzfest in New Orleans; and a new series looks at gadgets to replace traditional media.

The Scene: Dancing on Broadway

Canadian actors take Broadway; the Gossip Diva hits Toronto; murder most artful; and Walkin' the Line. (Runs 5:47)

A Canadian musical is a hit on Broadway; Bonnie Fuller peddles The Joy of Much Too Much; artists and murder in Art School Confidential; and keeping the music of Johnny Cash alive.

The Scene: Global Focus

Imaging a Global Culture; ballet legends re-unite; musicians collaborate; and an artist hides his face to hilite his work. (Runs 6:39)

International artists interpret globalization; Harrington and Hart make beautiful movement; hot artists donate their vocals to a collaborative album; and a Nigerian artist brings to life themes of faith and social consciousness.

The Scene - United 93

Three openings and a closing; United 93, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Wingfield's Inferno and Jane Jacobs. (Runs 6:33)

The controversial film United 93 opens in theatres; The Devil and Daniel Johnston shines light on the life and crimes of the manic musician; Wingfield's Inferno takes to the stage; and celebrating the life of activist Jane Jacobs.

The Scene: He Shoots He Scores

The Rocket skates onto the big screen; the Stratford Festival gets revitalized; and LL Cool J misses the mark with his new CD. (Runs 5:35)

It's a big thumbs up for The Rocket, with Roy Dupuis in the leading role; a thumbs down for the new CD by the old Todd Smith;and the Stratford Festival gets a boost with a new team of artistic directors.

The Scene: Hot Docs

Outstanding films at Hot Docs and Sprockets; a DJ phenom; and a controversial Quebec TV show comes to an end. (Runs 5:04)

There's lots of great viewing at Hot Docs and Sprockets film festivals; a young Montreal DJ scratches his way to international success;and the popular - and some might say offensive - Bougon family bids au revoir.

The Scene: All That Jazz

The puppet master; Chantal Kreviazuk on motherhood; bugging out on art and the 2006 National Jazz Awards. (Runs 6:01)

Puppeteer Ronnie Burkett kisses his audience goodnight; recognizing the best in Canadian jazz; Chantal Kreviazuk expounds on motherhood and Rachel Giese reviews "The Song of Kahunsha."From insect art and puppet masters to the best of Canada's jazz scene. Jelena Adzic brings you the latest in entertainment news.

The Scene: Top Shelf Poetry

The Griffin Trust prize for poetry; hockey poetry; Gordon Pinsent as Al Purdy and Antonio Banderas takes the lead. (Runs 5:29)

Canadian poets gather for the prestigious Griffin Trust prize, while Michael Kennedy presents his own version of 'Top Shelf Poetry'. Plus, Gordon Pinsent and Antonio Banderas.Poets, dancers, hockey heroes and a comedy festival: what do they have in common? Jelena Adzic, that's what.