Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
By Stuart Nulman In 1965, Frank Peppiatt and John Aylesworth were in the midst of a gig as the creators and writers of the short-lived NBC pop music show “Hullabaloo”. One day, their manager Lester Gottlieb asked the pair to embark upon a whirlwind weekend train trip to Miami. The reason? To have a […]
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up The Ultimate Chocolate and Peanut Butter Brownie Sundae Okay, I have to confess every now and then I do indeed go over the deep end and totally immerse myself in my favorite guilty pleasure. I am a sucker for anything chocolate and if you throw in peanut butter […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.”-F. Scott Fitzgerald Few people have lived the “American Dream” like Hollywood actor Tom Sizemore. Born into poverty on the bad side of Detroit, (which begs the question: Where is Detroit’s good side?), […]
Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up It has been a long time since I have ventured into a theatre packed with young children and their parents – a very long time. It is most appropriate, then, that when I chose to do so again, it was a Geordie production, Head a Tete. I had never […]
Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up This wonderfully flavored vegetarian Indian soup is for you vegetarians out there., It is a great soup almost a meal in itself with some crusty buttered bread. It can topped off with a swirl of chili oil if you like things a bit more spicy. (Just smash up […]
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up! @bugsburnett Internationally-acclaimed sopranos Measha Brueggergosman and Galina Shesterneva, Italian baritone Paolo Gavanelli and conductor Paul Nadler are just some of the stars cast in productions of L’ Opéra de Montréal’s 2013-2014 season. The upcoming season will open on Sept 21 with a four-night run of the Opéra de Montréal […]
by Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up In 1993, I became a filmmaker. Jurassic Park was the film that started my infatuation with motion pictures. Writing about them. Talking about them. Making my own. At its core, it’s just a monster movie. It won’t be held up to films like Citizen Kane or Sunrise but in […]
Loewenport Productions seeking male actor age 20-35 for lead role.For more info and to audition: thewomaninblack.2013@gmail.com #MTL
By Stuart Nulman In memory of the recent passing of Annette Funicello at the age of 70, I thought of reprinting a review that originally appeared in the West End Times nearly three years ago, “Why? Because We Still Like You”, an interesting book about the classic kids’ TV show “The Mickey Mouse […]
By Rik Roe for Curtains Up A last minute gift from a co-worker of my better-half, Fiona, resulted in a gift that kept on giving. Taking place at our very own Place des Arts, we took a 90-minute long visual and auditory voyage with the talents of the Maria Pagés Compañía presentation, “Autorretrato”; a self-portait […]