By Richard Jutras for Curtains Up With the Oscar ceremonies coming up (Sunday, February 24, 2013), and every film buff doing their last-minute push to see nominated films, I decided to go the opposite way. Upon seeing lists of “bad“ movies on critics lists, I was shocked and appalled to see some of the films […]
Film/TV
Curtains Up on Little Shop of Horrors
By Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up The musical is my favorite genre. For me it was the one form to fully capitalize on the idea that Hollywood was and still is a dream factory. And what is more dreamlike then having a person burst into song and dance on a whim. Movies like Singin’ […]
John Ford’s…’The Searchers’
By Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up It is awards season. With all the prestige and accolades piled onto one or two films there are always a few gems that go unnoticed. There are no real reasons why some great films don’t get academy credit and some bad films do (list is way too long […]
K.D. Lang to be Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
By Richard Burnett @bugsburnett Canadian and queer music icon k.d. lang will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 42nd annual JUNO Awards on April 21, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today. “A gift to music, k.d. lang’s voice is an instrument unto itself — […]
MOVIES FOR VALENTINE’S DAY…AND BEYOND
By Richard Jutras for Curtains Up Bring out your bottles of wine, your chocolates and your candles. Get ready to embrace your inner glitter with a few varied choices I have made to help you make your Valentine tingle.
Sound City Stops by Montreal
By Esteban Vargas for Curtains Up There’s no doubt about it; everything Dave Grohl touches as of late turns to gold. The man can honestly do no wrong! After announcing he was taking a break as frontman of the ever-so-successful Foo Fighters, Grohl jumped into the world of filmmaking. I must admit, I had my […]
In conversation with Mike Smith
Curtains Up’s very own Sharman Yarnell had the opportunity of chatting with Mike Smith (of Trailer Park Boys fame) on his latest role in cult-film Lloyd The Conqueror at this year’s Fantasia Fest.
In conversation with Jay Baruchel
Curtains Up’s very own Sharman Yarnell had the opportunity to have a phone chat with Montrealer Jay Baruchel and his involvement in his most recent flick, The Trotsky.
In conversation with William Shatner
Curtains Up’s very own Sharman Yarnell had a sit down chat with Montreal’s very own William Shatner.





