With the Oscars on Sunday, everyone seems to be focused on the sure things. Leo, Brie Larson, Lady Gaga, etc. What about the work that is equally deserving of recognition? Work from nominees that maybe should win.
Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man by William Shatner with David Fisher (St. Martin’s Press, $29.99)
“…neither one of us could have imagined that eventually we would become best friends. Nor did we have the slightest hint that we were creating two of the most iconic characters in American cultural history…until Leonard and I developed our relationship…I never had a real friend; I didn’t even know what a friend was.” -William […]
Curtains Up on The Witch
A rare gem…that will scare you silly. The Witch is the best horror film I have seen in a long time. You’ll never look at goats the same way again.
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
BEER MAC N’ CHEESE Mac N’ Cheese is the ultimate in comfort food. Pasta and cheese casseroles have been recorded as far back as the 14th century both in Italian and Medieval English cookbooks. Even Thomas Jefferson was a fan, he encountered it both in Paris and Northern Italy and became so enamored with it […]
Looking for happiness in Centaur Theatre’s ‘On This Day’
Yolande Ramsay for Curtains Up Happiness is relative. It has a different meaning for each person. The play, “On This Day”, explores ways in which the road to happiness can lead to manipulation or miscommunication. In spite of appearances, the ideal situation may not be so fruitful. This sharp dramedy tells the story of Henry […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing Burlesque Evenings Every 3rd Thursday night starting on February 18 with “Charleston” http://www.joblorestaurantsteakhouse.com/Default-en.aspx DJ on Ice at Le Vieux Port de Montreal every Thursday until February 26, 2016 http://www.oldportofmontreal.com/event/dj-on-ice Pompeii at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until September 5, 2016 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/upcoming/pompeii/ Mister Rabbit’s Circus: the 6th edition of the traditional toys exhibition at […]
Dietrich & Riefenstahl: Hollywood, Berlin, and a Century in Two Lives by Karin Wieland (Liveright Publishing Corporation, $45)
“The New Woman did not go in for illusions; she neither radiated an air of mystery nor demanded special treatment. The technologies of film and photography made these women into professional portrayers of themselves, who did not merely endure or long for a man’s gaze, but instead self-assuredly required and requited it.” -Karin Wieland (from […]
What might have been at the Segal Centre’s “The Secret Annex”
Yolande Ramsay for Curtains Up The Segal Centre presents The Secret Annex, a play that tells a powerful story of survival with romance, humour, grief, and dares to ask the question “What if?” What if Anne Frank had survived the Holocaust? What kind of life would she have? What would happen to her diary, one […]
Curtains Up on Hail, Caesar!
I wanted to love this one.
Brooke Miller live at The Woodnest
Michael Greenfield is a true “patron of the arts”. A renowned luthier, a fine musician in his own right, and open heartedly is on a quest to share his love of music with those who care to join him. In this, Mr. Greenfield organizes an intimate series of concerts annually (usually 3 or 4) that […]