The dizzying comic energy and intellectual vigor of Mordecai Richler’s 1997 satire have largely been drained from director Richard J. Lewis’ agreeable but inevitably lesser version of “Barney’s ...

Earlier last week, Sony Pictures Classics debuted another theatrical trailer for Richard J. Lewis' Barney's Version, the indie drama starring Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Rosamund ...

There are three versions to every story, as the old movie mogul used to say. My version, your version -- and the truth. Well, this is "Barney's Version." He could use someone to plead his case, too.

There are three versions to every story, as the old movie mogul used to say. My version, your version — and the truth. Well, this is “Barney’s Version.” He could use someone to plead his case, too. As ...

MONTREAL - The Canadian reviews of "Barney's Version" are in and the verdicts are generally positive. The long-awaited movie starring Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike and Dustin Hoffman opened in Canadian ...

Adapted from Mordecai Richler’s fictional autobiography by Barney Panofsky, “Barney’s Version” tells the life story of a thrice-married Canadian soap opera producer suspected of murdering his best ...

WEDDING DAZE Father and son tie one on as Giamatti’s character ties the knot in this adaptation of Richler’s final novel. Barney’s Version is categorized by its creators as a comedy-drama, but it’s ...

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Making a “life’s journey” film must be difficult. The difficulty shows through the messy Barney’s Version. But despite its rocky structure, this adaptation of Mordecai Richler’s acclaimed novel makes ...

A middle-tier marriage drama distinguished by an excellent Paul Giamatti. Richler’s tome takes the form of Barney’s memoir (written in response to a nemesis’ slanderous allegations), allowing the ...

As far as cinematic schlubs are concerned, not many actors out there can play bitter more brilliantly than Academy Award-nominee Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man). Even those with the physical traits to ...