Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up Creed is not supposed to work. Rocky 7? Please. I rolled my eyes at the concept, at the trailer, up until during the coming attractions. After the film was over, I was almost in tears. How could I have been so wrong? This is the best Rocky film, since — […]
by Joseph Rossi This past weekend was one of the busiest movie going 48 hours of the year. It was the weekend where studios bring out the big guns. With Iron Man and Star Trek out of the way, it was the perfect place to put not one, but two big, bloated, franchise […]
by Joseph Rossi “You liked Congo”? People seem to be shocked when I tell them that I actually liked a movie about talking gorillas. Or that I liked John Carpenter’s Vampires. Or that one of my favorite guilty pleasures is Con Air. Just last night I watched Revenge of the Nerds. Most people who […]
Cine Gael is recognizing one of the creators of the group that has, over the years, brought some thought provoking dramas, side splitting comedies and wonderful docudramas for us, Irish or not, to enjoy.
The worldwide $380+ gross of the feature film adaptation of the international stage hit LES MISERABLES at the box office has put a movie musical take on the hit Oz-themed WICKED closer to becoming a reality. In a recent interview, Universal chairman Adam Fogelson stated that the success of one has influenced the expediancy by […]
On February 24th Hollywood will vote for who they think gives the best performances of the year. But every so often there are a few that never even make it to the ceremony. They give amazing performances that somehow never register. Here are three movies that are available for home viewing that contain three amazing […]
By Richard Jutras for Curtains Up With the Oscar ceremonies coming up (Sunday, February 24, 2013), and every film buff doing their last-minute push to see nominated films, I decided to go the opposite way. Upon seeing lists of “bad“ movies on critics lists, I was shocked and appalled to see some of the films […]
By Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up It is awards season. With all the prestige and accolades piled onto one or two films there are always a few gems that go unnoticed. There are no real reasons why some great films don’t get academy credit and some bad films do (list is way too long […]
By Richard Jutras for Curtains Up Bring out your bottles of wine, your chocolates and your candles. Get ready to embrace your inner glitter with a few varied choices I have made to help you make your Valentine tingle.