By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up michaelminorgan@yahoo.ca PUMPKIN BREAD WITH TOASTED CHESTNUTS It’s that time of year when leaves go out in a colorful blaze of glory and pumpkins submit to the harvest and to all sorts of ‘artful’ abuse. Pumpkins are also always a traditional part of Thanksgiving and Halloween where they welcome all […]
You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman by Mike Thomas (St. Martin’s Press, $32.50)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “Phil has done more work that’s touched greatness than probably anybody else who’s been here.” -Lorne Michaels Are you familiar with these phrases? “Fire bad!” “I’m just a caveman….” “Hello, I’m Troy McClure. You may remember me from such movies as…” If you recognize any of the above, then […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up michaelminorgan@yahoo.ca ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND POBLANO CHILI SOUP This wonderful and robust fall soup combines the sweetness of roasted butternut squash with their earthiness of the poblano chili, a mild chili originating in the state of Pueblo in Mexico. as is the case with many chilies once they are […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing ** Pop Montreal September 17-21, 2014 http://popmontreal.com ** The Graduate at the Segal Centre until September 21, 2014. http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/the-graduate/ Bard Fiction at the Mainline Theatre until September 28, 2014. http://www.mainlinetheatre.ca/en/spectacles/bard-fiction Fabulous Fabergé the Jeweller of the Czars, until October 5, 2014 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts http://faberge.mbam.qc.ca/en/#exhibition
Elvis & Ginger by Ginger Alden (Berkley, $31)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “Welcome to Elvis’s world, I thought again. One simply had to be there to understand.” -Ginger Alden My mother, brother and I were spending the summer in Greece when on August 16, 1977, it was announced that Elvis Presley had passed away. I was seven years old. Growing up […]
Curtains Up on The Drop
by Joseph Rossi After a few weeks of slumming in the late summer cinema dumping grounds, here comes a small crime film that I hope will find an audience. Director Michael R. Roskam’s The Drop does not break new ground but it proves good enough for a decent night at the movies.
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up michaelminorgan@yahoo.ca CORNBREAD Corn has been a staple food among Native Americans for thousands of years, long before European settlers arrived in the New World. These settlers who resided in the Southern English colonies learned original recipes and how to process the corn from the local native tribes. Cornbread has […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing The Graduate at the Segal Centre until September 21, 2014. http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/the-graduate/ Fabulous Fabergé the Jeweller of the Czars, until October 5, 2014 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts http://faberge.mbam.qc.ca/en/#exhibition La Cuisine Cooking Classes 5475 Royalmount Ave Info: minorgan@yahoo.ca 514 439-1529
The Graduate – from screen to stage
Abby Elizabeth for CurtainsUp.TV Most of us are familiar with Mike Nichols 1967 film ‘the graduate.’ Which is about a young, graduate student (Benjamin Braddock) who is seduced by an older married woman: (Mrs. Robinson) the ultimate and probably the first celebrated ‘cougar.’ However, Braddock soon falls for Mrs. Robinson’s daughter Elaine and drama ensues. […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing Montreal Burger Week until September 7, 2014 http://leburgerweek.com/montreal The Soul Legends Tribute Concert: Music of Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Barry White, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Many more with Carlos Morgan at Le Balcon Cabaret Music Hall, September 19 http://www.lebalcon.ca/en/spectacles/soul-legends-tribute-concert The Graduate at the Segal Centre until September 21, 2014. http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/the-graduate/ Fabulous Fabergé […]