by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “He’s really a non-judgemental kind of guy, and that’s because he knows he is not a perfect man. He doesn’t pretend to be.” -Henry Fonda When I was young my mother worked nights at a bakery, and her first shift of the week started Sunday evening at seven. […]
Curtains Up on Captain America: The Winter Solider
by Joseph Rossi Captain America: The Winter Solider is a fun, action heavy, well put together piece of pop entertainment that opens up the realm of the Marvel universe even further then before.
Samantha Wexler’s Look at Weekend and Upcoming Events
Ongoing Blind Scapegoat Carnival at the MAI April 3-13, 2014 http://m-a-i.qc.ca/en/upcoming/scapegoat-carnivale-en Sugar Shack at Gare Centrale until April 12, 2014 http://montreal.about.com/od/seasonalattractions/a/sugar-shack-train-montreal-escapade-maple-syrup.htm Casablanca/Chandigarh at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) until April 20, 2014 http://www.cca.qc.ca/en/exhibitions Peter Doig, No Foreign Lands at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until May 4, 2014 http://peterdoig.mbam.qc.ca/en/ Kent Monkman “Welcome to […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca The Artichoke I think we may have just kicked winter aside and made room for spring to warm us up a bit. Spring offers us some delicious seasonal selections that can add a tasty touch of flavour and variety to your daily dishes. One of the giants of […]
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars: The road home
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett For years Rueben Koroma lived in refugee camps to escape the civil war that ravaged his home nation of Sierra Leone – ranked third-lowest country on the Human Development Index and eighth-lowest on the Human Poverty Index – from 1991 to 2002. Koroma fled north to […]
Samantha Wexler’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing **Cole & Co., until March 29 at the Hudson Village Theatre http://www.villagetheatre.ca **FIFA until March 30, 2014 http://www.artfifa.com/en/ **Glengarry Glen Ross at the Segal Centre, until March 30, 2014 8:30pm http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/glengarry-glen-ross/ Sugar Shack at Gare Centrale until April 12, 2014 http://montreal.about.com/od/seasonalattractions/a/sugar-shack-train-montreal-escapade-maple-syrup.htm
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca Yoghurt Lime Cheesecake I have always been fascinated with the art of cheese making following numerous visits to artisanal fromageries here in Quebec and in France. This week’s recipe is a two parter. The first part allowing you to make a simple but delicious cream cheese from Greek […]
Curtains Up on Noah
by Joseph Ross Huge, intimate, loud, quiet, daring, confusing, radical, fascinating. These are a few adjectives that describe Darren Aronofsky’s new film Noah.
Curtains Up on The Grand Budapest Hotel
by Joseph Rossi If there is one filmmaker that has never tried to be anyone else other than himself it’s Wes Anderson. From Bottle Rocket to Moonrise Kingdom, he has been a true American original. He does not crank out a film a year like that other American auteur Woody Allen. Anderson takes his time and when a […]
Watch: Bar Fly visits Crobar
In this edition of Bar Fly, Abby Elizabeth visit Crobar on Crescent Street below Ste. Catherine: