by Joseph Rossi Disney has an advantage in the entertainment industry. They sit on a massive chest of properties that are prime for the latest cinematic trend, the re-imagining. The films are fine the way they are but money is money and if Disney can squeeze blood from a rock in order to profit, they […]
Samantha’s Look at Weekend and Upcoming Events
Ongoing **Kent Monkman “Welcome to the Studio” at the McCord Museum, until June 1, 2014 http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/expositions/expositionsXSL.php?lang=1&expoId=94&page=accueil 1+1=1: When Collections Collide. At the Museum of Fine Arts until June 15, 2014 http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/mbam-mac Cirque du Soleil – Kurios: A Cabinet of Curiosities until July 13, 2014 in the Old Port http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/kurios/tickets/montreal.aspx?cid=ps:kur_ca-qc-01_2014:kurios_montreal_2014:google:ac055%7C43307460648:tks:adv&keyword=cirque%20du%20soleil&gclid=CLT3_qDXtb0CFbFaMgodEV0AOw
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED PIQUILLO PEPPER HUMMUS Greek cuisine is the ultimate food for summer barbecuing, it’s fresh, simple and chock full of those healthy Mediterranean flavours everyone can appreciate. Hummus, that creamy and pungent Middle Eastern food dip, has been around for centuries with the first recipe […]
BOCA IBERICA
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca When one thinks of Portugal, a great seafaring nation with a huge fishing industry, seafood cuisine comes immediately to mind. Portuguese cuisine, like the rest of the Mediterranean, uses the freshest of high quality ingredients and prepares them with a deft simplicity synonymous with this part of the […]
Samantha’s Weekend Round-Up
Ongoing **2 Pianos 4 Hands at the Centaur until May 25th http://www.centaurtheatre.com/2pianos4hands.php Kent Monkman “Welcome to the Studio” at the McCord Museum, until June 1, 2014 http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/expositions/expositionsXSL.php?lang=1&expoId=94&page=accueil 1+1=1: When Collections Collide. At the Museum of Fine Arts until June 15, 2014 http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/mbam-mac Cirque du Soleil – Kurios: A Cabinet of Curiosities until July 13, 2014 […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca GRILLED SWORDFISH WITH SARMORIGLIO AND BEAN SALAD It’s here…BBQ and grilling season* ! This season, prodded by my recent and delicious memories of awesome grilled foods sampled at food markets all over South East Asia, I have ditched my ultra modern gadget loaded gas BBQ and I have […]
Curtains up on X:MEN: Days of Future Past
by Joseph Rossi X:MEN: Days of Future Past is a big, loud, superstar heavy, illogical film with plot holes so big one could drive a truck through them. But what the hell– its summer. For all its faults, this is the X:MEN flick fans have been waiting for.
Let’s Just Say it Wasn’t Pretty by Diane Keaton (Random House, $31)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “I’m a performer who chose my profession because I wanted to be loved by large groups of people. This sort of choice-actually, more an impulse than a choice-has led me here, right where I am today.” -Diane Keaton (from Let’s Just Say it Wasn’t Pretty) Few people in the […]
Samantha’s Look at Weekend and Upcoming Events
Ongoing **Top Girls at the Segal Centre until May 18, 2014 http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/top-girls/ Cirque du Soleil – Kurios: A Cabinet of Curiosities until July 13, 2014 in the Old Port http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/kurios/tickets/montreal.aspx?cid=ps:kur_ca-qc-01_2014:kurios_montreal_2014:google:ac055%7C43307460648:tks:adv&keyword=cirque%20du%20soleil&gclid=CLT3_qDXtb0CFbFaMgodEV0AOw 2 Pianos 4 Hands at the Centaur until May 25th http://www.centaurtheatre.com/2pianos4hands.php
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca TUSCAN BEAN AND ROASTED TOMATO SOUP This one is a vegetarian’s delight incorporating all the rustic flavours of Tuscany, a region of Italy known for its delicious and hearty peasant dishes. The roasting of the cherry tomatoes is essential to complete the smoky flavours of this soup. Don’t […]