Nothing says Christmas like a twisted Santa

Not everyone appreciates the Christmas season's candy-cane smiles and chocolate ho-ho-hos 19/12/08 3:54 AM

Cineforum's last picture show1

After 16 years of showcasing art-house films, 'That's all, folks' 19/12/08 3:52 AM 1

Toronto Film Critics choose indie over Hollywood3

Wendy and Lucy, a movie made for under half a million dollars, named top film of the year and star Michelle Williams best actress 17/12/08 12:00 AM 3

Mall Santas: December's darlings

Some men spend all year waiting to play the iconic man in the red suit. But a new documentary reveals some mall Santas aren't as jolly as they seem 16/12/08 2:34 PM

Montreal actor back home after surviving Mumbai attacks

Michael Rudder, shot three times, greeted by cheering crowd of friends 18/12/08 6:01 AM

Christmas DVD shopping guide8

Gifts that keep on giving for the film lovers on your list 04/12/08 4:57 PM 8

TV workers feel pinch of Idol cancellation27

Nearly 650 people across Canada won't be able to find short-term work as they did last year 19/12/08 3:23 AM 27

CTV puts Canadian Idol on hold87

Broadcaster says it won't air heavyweight reality talent show in 2009 16/12/08 9:55 PM 87

ACTRA to open Ontario credit union in January

Expected to accommodate fluctuations and peculiarities of earnings by actors and others in entertainment industry 16/12/08 2:56 AM

Fa-la-la-la-la1

To celebrate the season, The Globe and Mail asked a few friends to spread good cheer and raise money for those in need. Enjoy these festive tidings from Ron James, the Air Farce and more 22/12/08 10:36 AM 1

Robert Everett-Green: The year in music: A dissonant 20085

A look back at the comings and goings of 2008 19/12/08 8:31 PM 5

TSO's Messiah gets a visual makeover1

The challenge was how to modernize the production without altering its musical core 19/12/08 7:45 PM 1

Boss Brass comes roaring back

Big band in a dazzling reunion to remember 18/12/08 3:42 AM

Speedy Messiah lacks grace16

In Noel Edison's hands, an oratorio that usually takes three hours had the audience back on the street in just over two 17/12/08 5:14 PM 16

A Beastly buzz2

The Montreal duo create a sound unlike anything else on their first album 17/12/08 5:13 PM 2

Neo-soul via the Church of England

A tough and supple voice with a consistent hint of lamentation 16/12/08 11:39 AM

Hallelujah! Cohen takes Europe13

Version of Montreal troubadour's 1984 tune, recorded by British singing-contest winner Alexandra Burke, has become the fastest-selling download ever across Europe 16/12/08 2:52 AM 13

No fuss Noel4

After an attack by a hooligan in September, you might expect the Oasis guitarist to be more careful than usual when he plays London, Ont., tonight. Then again, he's not one to worry 15/12/08 4:48 AM 4

Binoche learns a new routine5

The actress dances and dancer Akram Khan acts in a collaboration about the stages of passion 19/12/08 8:10 PM 5

The show must go on – with long johns1

B.C.'s Caravan Farm Theatre soldiers on with its outdoor production despite frigid temperatures 19/12/08 7:38 PM 1

It isn't easy taking a flying car on the road

New production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has been stripped down, rewritten and rebuilt 19/12/08 3:53 AM

Drowsy star to create Vegas Bee Gees musical5

Canadian actor-writer Bob Martin putting the story of the Gibb brothers on stage 18/12/08 3:29 PM 5

The Panasonic puzzle1

We Will Rock You, extended for a third time, is doing great in its new Yonge Street home. But what will eventually take its place? 16/12/08 4:39 PM 1

It's a little too easy being green5

The green ogre moves from screen to Broadway but borrows too much of the wrong things from its film origins 15/12/08 5:04 AM 5

A western Nutcracker moves east and triumphs1

One of the most expensive productions in Alberta Ballet's history is a what's-not-to-like show that should earn buckets of money 15/12/08 5:07 AM 1

Das Kapital comic finds new fans for Marx in Japan10

Targeted readers are office workers in their 30s 22/12/08 5:22 AM 10

White money, black power

Damon Galgut's latest novel takes place in a setting where no one is what they seem. He's telling us something about his country, the new South Africa 16/12/08 4:45 PM

ROM brings in the rock stars8

The museum's new gallery features mineral specimens from both the heavens and the underworld 19/12/08 7:28 PM 8

Infrared look finds sketches behind da Vinci6

Louvre restoration program turns up drawings behind 'The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne' that may be Leonardo's early studies 18/12/08 12:04 PM 6

Works recovered from Czech Republic8

After legal wrangling lasting almost six years, Canadian family has gained possession of 20 paintings that were confiscated by the Nazis more than 60 years ago 15/12/08 4:49 AM 8

Divorce to cost Madonna $95-million35

Settlement is about twice the size paid out in Britain's most recent high-profile celebrity divorce, that of former Beatle Paul McCartney and model Heather Mills 16/12/08 2:55 AM 35

Submit your thoughts on the 50 greatest books569

Diderot's Encyclopedia10

A wonderful work, it can be approached in a number of ways. 13/12/08 12:00 AM 10

The Tale of Genji5

There are two reasons to read this 1,000-year-old Japanese novel. 06/12/08 12:00 AM 5

'Where nothing happens twice'17

Godot is a piece of writing that influenced almost every major dramatist in English. 29/11/08 12:00 AM 17

The Decameron3

If Dante's Commedia is divine, Boccaccio's Decameron is definitely human. 22/11/08 12:00 AM 3