Allied is a 1940’s set spy thriller and love story that stars two of the movie business’ most attractive personalities and places them in locations like exotic Casablanca and pre-war London. It is a love letter to the way things used to be in Hollywood directed by an industry veteran who knows his way around a […]
Testimony by Robbie Robertson (Crown Archetype, $35)
“I was doing what needed to be done on behalf of the guys, but I didn’t want to be called the leader any more than Richard wanted to be referred to as the lead singer. Ours was an equal playing field, with each person holding up his end and doing what he could for the […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing Focus: Perfection Robert Mapplethorpe at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until January 22, 2017 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/focus-perfection/ Notman, a Visionary Photographer. At the McCord Museum until March 26, 2017 http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/notman/ Burlesque Evenings Every 3rd Thursday night at JoBlo on Wellington in Verdun. http://www.joblorestaurantsteakhouse.com/Default-en.aspx
Curtains Up on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Harry Potter fans, starting lining up.
EMILIANO’S
I need to start this review with a slight empathetic caveat. Having been totally immersed in the restaurant business for many years I know only too well how challenging it is to prepare and put out food with a full house of diners that continues to refill over the evening, especially when operating out of […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing The Refugee Hotel at the Segal Centre Studio, until November 13. http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/guest-events/the-refugee-hotel/ Focus: Perfection Robert Mapplethorpe at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until January 22, 2017 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/focus-perfection/ Notman, a Visionary Photographer. At the McCord Museum until March 26, 2017 http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/notman/
Curtains Up on Doctor Strange
Surprisingly good.
Canada by Mike Myers (Doubleday Canada, $39.95)
“This book is about my fifty-three-year relationship with Canada, one that, for me, continues to grow and deepen. We may not live in the same house, but I think about Canada every day, and my American friends wonder why I just don’t marry it already. I can’t. I looked into in.” -Mike Myers (from Canada) […]
Trick or Treat Thrills with Geordie Productions’ “The Halloween Tree”
Halloween is a special time of the year. It marks the end of the harvest, the days are shorter, and a chill comes on the air. It is the time for a final party as life and nature prepares for the sleep of winter. But where did the idea of Halloween come from? Why the […]