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 ...

So far the year's best title goes to the wry drama “Barney's Version,” so direct is its meaning and yet so elusive is its promise. The film, based on a novel by acclaimed Canadian writer Mordecai ...

'BARNEY'S VERSION': Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman star. When Barney Panofsky’s rakish friend Boogie tells him, “I’ll never miss any of your weddings,” the irony isn’t far behind. Already once ...

Mordecai Richler was among Canada's most prolific writers, a gifted man with a knack for creating eccentric characters he made us care about despite their many flaws. He was nominated for an Academy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...