Barney's Version, which will open Friday, stars Paul Giamatti as the title character. The movie also features cameos by Canadian directors Denys Arcand, David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan.

Barney is not an especially appealing figure. In Rome, in 1974, he marries a troubled young woman whom he believes he has impregnated. After the baby is born stillborn and turns out not to be his ...

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 ...

Barney's Version A middle-tier marriage drama distinguished by an excellent Paul Giamatti.

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 ...

"Barney's Version" topped the Genie awards nomination pack landing 11, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced today at simultaneous media conferences in Montreal and Toronto.

‘Barney’s Version’ and ‘Incendies’ Lead Genies Field Canada's two Oscar contenders lead the field of nominees for the country's film awards in March.

Barney’s Version has too much plot for its own good (and I haven’t even included the parts about Barney’s father, a pugnacious retired cop played by Dustin Hoffman). There’s not enough ...

"Barney's Version" is adapted from a novel by Mordecai Richler, and some things seem to be lost in the adaptation. For example, that murder case never really comes to anything.

Barney’s Version — Film Review This impeccably cast confessional, with a pitch-perfect Paul Giamatti leading the way, nimbly traverses the four decades in its lead character's eventful life ...

SONY PICTURESDustin Hoffman, right, and Paul Giamatti play a father and son in "Barney's Version." There are three versions to every story, as the old movie mogul used to say. My version, your ...

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 ...