The January Cultural Roundup

January ... some look forward to the snow. Not me, you snow bunnies. I look forward to cuddling in front of a fire with a good book or a good film!

Films:

Pina (Germany, 2010) directed by Wim Wenders, 106 minutes

Tsunami: The Aftermath (U.K./U.S., 2006) directed by Bharat Nalluri, 186 minutes

The Misfits (U.S., 1961) directed by John Huston, 124 minutes

Niagara (U.S., 1953) directed by Henry Hathaway, 88 minutes

Ides of March (U.S., 2011) directed by George Clooney, 101 minutes

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (U.S., 2011) directed by David Fincher, 161 minutes

A Dangerous Method (Can., 2011) directed by David Cronenberg, 99 minutes

Beginners (U.S., 2011) directed by Mike Mills, 105 minutes

Books:

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (2010) 150 pages

This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman (2010) 222 pages

Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates (2000) 738 pages

Theatre:

American Idiot, Toronto Centre for the Arts, January 14, 2012