'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 ...

Booze, drugs and rock ’n’ roll — that about sums up hard-partying Boogie, Scott Speedman’s character in the Golden Globe-winning “Barney’s Version.” Speedman, 35, plays an aspiring writer and pal of ...

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 ...

Paul Giamatti stars as Barney Panofsky in the new film of Mordecai Richler's final novel, Barney's Version. ((Sabrina Lantos/eOne Films) ) Mordecai Richler was known for his richly autobiographical ...