Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
“All the films in this book share an air of disreputability.” -Charles Taylor (from Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near You) I do not often look back to the ‘80’s with fondness; that decade was most unkind to me. But the few bright memories I do retain usually have to do with the […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “No matter how lightly you travel, your baggage always comes with you…We can’t deny our own stories, no matter where we are.” -Bruce Cockburn Musician, singer, songwriter, activist, humanitarian, 13-time Juno winner and Officer of the Order of Canada; Bruce Cockburn has led a busy and fascinating life, having […]
by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! (@AKessaris) I first heard of Roger Ebert, or more accurately Sneak Previews (the PBS movie-review show he co-hosted with Gene Siskel), thanks to Mr. Eccles, my Grade Six teacher at Barclay Elementary who spoke of the show (broadcast locally on Vermont-ETV), often in class. From the first time I saw […]
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! Books are wonderful things. They can educate us. Entertain us. Move us. Help us share experiences. Take us to places and eras we may never visit. (I am aware that I am likely not the first person to make such observations.)
by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’” -John Greenleaf Whittier There have been innumerable books about the greatest films ever made, (my personal favorites are Roger Ebert’s The Great Movies Volumes I, II and III; a series that will […]