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Khaled Hosseini in Toronto: Author discusses Afghanistan, inspiration, and Afghan-American guilt
And the Mountains Echoed needed no introduction to the audience at Indigo’s Bay and Bloor location. Copies of the book were flying off the shelves only minutes before the author, Khaled Hosseini, arrived for a Q&A with the bookstore chain’s CEO, Heather Reisman. The Afghan-American physician-turned-writer was articulate and had a strong stage presence. He…
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Changing the narrative on peace: A review of What We Talk About When We Talk About War
Reviewed in this essay: What We Talk About When We Talk About War, Noah Richler, Goose Lane Editions, 2012. George Grant wrote Lament for a Nation before official multiculturalism, before the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, before the liberalization of Canada had begun in earnest. But he understood that his preferred canon of national stories…
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Forgoing truth for drama: Kathryn Bigelow’s not-so-true story Zero Dark Thirty
Reviewed in this essay: Zero Dark Thirty, written by Mark Boal. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Kyle Chandler. Running Time: 157 minutes. Opening in Toronto Jan. 11. Kathryn Bigelow’s Academy Award-winning The Hurt Locker (2009) succeeded as a straightforward study of military bomb disarmers. Although the film was set during the…