Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
“Part of the reason the movie business was struggling throughout the 2010’s was its leaders couldn’t adjust to the fact that they were no longer the center of the pop-culture universe, around which all other media orbited. Movies still had an important place, of course, but they no longer had the first and foremost claim […]
Berlin crooner Max Raabe is a dandy throwback to Noel Coward and Cole Porter. His 12-piece orchestra Max Raabe & Palast Orchester found fame performing songs popular during the Weimar Republic (1919 to 1933). Founded in 1986 by Raabe and a group of fellow music students, Palast Orchester first climbed the German charts with their hit […]
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Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for March 2018: MUSIC Rod Stewart is my favourite rock star, now more-than-ever after my all-out media campaign to get Rod to perform my all-time favourite song, Sailing, at the Bell Centre back in December 2013. “While I know the song is not on your setlist, you have never sung Sailing in […]
“…the dishes they cooked don’t hang in a museum, can’t be ordered from Amazon, won’t pleasantly surprise you when you happen upon them on HBO. Meals pass through us. Restaurants close. Chefs, like General MacArthur’s old soldiers, just fade away. Save for the menus, cookbooks and – more recently – documentaries, there’s no element of […]
Nuit Blanche 2018, 15th Edition Date: Saturday March 3rd Time- 4pm-3am What is Nuit Blanche? For those of you who don’t already know about Nuit Blanche, it is a mostly free outdoor artistic winter festival that focuses on community and the arts. Not only are there dozens upon dozens of fun and innovative activities to […]
Marvel’s Black Panther joins the ranks of the best comic book films. It’s up there with Captain America and Logan. It’s an original movie, full of sights I have never seen before, villains with actual motivations, and directed with vigorous passion that should cement director Ryan Coogler as a cinematic force to be reckoned with.
“I have a million more stories I could tell in this book, but I don’t have the energy…By using a few of my stories as descriptors, I hope it will have a domino effect. More women will rise up, take their power, and say ‘no more.’ And men will stand as allies.” -Rose McGowan (from […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for February 2018: MUSIC The live music scene kicks into high gear as Montrealers’ wallets have gotten fatter since the holiday season. Some of the bigger names headed to town this month are British rock legends Uriah Heep (Corona Theatre on February 10), legendary Genesis guitarist Steve […]