By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up michael@yahoo.ca Thai Crab Cakes (or Burgers) Attention food lovers and ‘foodies’, one of the real joys of traveling throughout South East Asia is the chance to visit and immerse your senses in their amazing fresh food markets found in every town and small village. One of the most […]
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson (Berkley Trade, $17)
by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains up! The following is an open letter to Jenny Lawson a.k.a. The Blogess: Dear Ms. Lawson, Recently a co-worker strongly recommended your book Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) to me claiming it is the funniest book she has ever read. So imagine my surprise when your […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca Mussel and Fennel Soup These bearded ebony bivalves are one of the ocean’s most prolific sea foods. Thanks to mussel farming they are not only readily available year round, but they are also very inexpensive, especially here in Canada. When prepared correctly mussels can be served in so […]
Curtains up on The Monuments Men
by Joseph Rossi A big budget. A cast of Hollywood’s best actors. A director with a proven track record. How the heck could The Monuments Men be such a colossal misfire? I remember way back in December when the film got bumped to a February release date. I wondered why would any studio […]
Beatles vs. Stones by John McMillian (Simon and Schuster, $29.99)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “Whenever one group displaced the other at the top of the music charts, the news ran under a screeching headline, as if the Beatles and the Stones were football rivals or opposing candidates in a high-stakes election.” -John McMillian Coke or Pepsi? Mac or PC? Maple Leafs or […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca Roasted Butternut Squash with Burnt Aubergine and Pickled Lemons Adapted (slightly) from recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi from Jerusalem: A Cookbook For ever on the lookout for interesting and well written cookbooks (there are hundreds that are absolutely terrible and put together without much thought or […]
The Segal Center presents an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull. (Feb 2nd-16th 2014
Abby Elizabeth for Curtains Up It looks as though award winning playwright, Peter Hinton made the right choice when he decided to adapt Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull.’ He also did a brilliant job with casting. Adaptations are rarely better than the original. However, Hinton’s innate ability to read between pretext, subtext and then everything […]
Curtains Up on Philip Seymour Hoffman
by Joseph Rossi What a sad day. One of our greatest character actors has died. Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of our finest stage and screen actors. His range was incredible. He could pull off funny, tragic, evil and loveable without batting an eye. Who can forget his oscar winning turn in Capote? His booming, […]
Curtains Up on I, Frankenstein
by Joseph Rossi I remember when I felt sorry for Frankenstein’s Creation. After watching I, Frankenstein, he’s better off dead.
Gershwin’s Porgy&Bess -echoes from the past
Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up What a set – what incredible voices! They have done Gershwin proud – Measha Brueggergosman as Bess was outstanding, catching every moment through her voice, personality and acting technique. Kenneth Overton as ‘Porgy’ has a kind sympathetic persona and gentle demeanor – his voice is truly pitched but […]