Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
“Their namesake sketch series helped define Gen Xers, arresting their generational sensibility mid-eyeroll: sarcastic, sneering, derisive of authority and self-importance, yet also progressive, compassionate, wildly intelligent, and maybe more than a little self-indulgent.” -John Semley (from This is a Book About The Kids in the Hall) In the Late eighties SCTV was gone and although […]
Confusion, control (or lack thereof), and zaniness are all good places to start for a comedy. When events inevitably go over the top, it is best not to hold the reins too tight and just let the crazy take over. The best kind of fun can come out of the mess. “Noises Off” is a […]
Here are some Montreal arts and culture highlights for February 2017: MUSEUMS The blockbuster exhibition Chagall: Colour and Music at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts features some 500 works and documents—paintings, collages, watercolours, sculptures, stained glass windows and ceramics—which show how the aesthetic and artistic world of famed Russian-French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is imbued with […]
A great achievement from a master.
BYOB’s are, I believe, unique to Quebec and Montreal definitely has its fair share offering a wide selection of cuisines. Their obvious attraction is that they allow us to cut down on the size of our bill and let us splurge on that special bottle of wine we’ve been eyeing and longing to try without […]
On my first day at Dawson College almost 30 years ago I was introduced to a motley assortment of characters that made up the school’s Cinema/Communications department (quite a culture shock for someone whose elementary and high school classmates were predominantly ethnic Greeks). None stood out more (literally) than a large, verbose fellow student from […]
Finally. I have seen the greater majority of year end films and all I can say is this year, the good stuff wasn’t always loaded in the last 3 weeks of 2016. We had a very good year that produced quality films. Narrowing what I perceive to be best into a list of […]
“We all get older, if we’re lucky. So, if I had to choose, I’m happy I was there at that time…to have a laugh or sing a song.” -Carol Burnett (from In Such Good Company) I make it no secret that my favorite television genre is comedy/variety. Growing up in the ‘70’s every network had […]
Kinky Boots! I have seen it on Broadway and now it is about to thrill Montreal audiences – and thrill it will! Based on a movie released in 2005, Kinky Boots is actually inspired by true events. Charlie Price inherits a shoe factory from his father. Charlie has no desire to take on the faltering […]