Fantasia Reviews: All The Moons and Dear Hacker
All the Moons Following the bombing of her orphanage, a young girl (Haizea Carneros) survives but barely. A striking woman (Itziar Ituno) appears, offering to save her if she [read on]
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Review: La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes
With a stellar performance from star Marine Johnson, it looks like Quebec has their very own Jennifer Lawrence.
1813: Crysler’s Farm & Other Quebec Curios
Around the same time when Laura Secord aided the Niagara region of Upper Canada from falling into American hands, De Salaberry’s Voltigeurs were fending off the Americans [read on]
1812: Lower Canada’s Army & Other Quebec Curios
Some of the best during the War of 1812 didn’t come from Britain at all. The Canadian Voltigeurs, a light infantry of about 6000 strong, were purely Lower Canadian. The [read on]
1812: America Keeps Trying to Invade Canada & Other Quebec Curios
One of the first attacks of the War of 1812 occurred in present-day Ontario, in a place named Sandwich (out of all possible names to name a town). However, the Americans, at [read on]
Existentialist Romp with La Logique du Pire
Interview with Writer-Director Étienne Lepage about the evolution of his FTA piece.
1763-4: Along Comes Murray & Other Quebec Curios
Though British occupation should have only started following the Treaty of Paris, the British would be quick in setting up people to rule the colony as interim leaders to [read on]
1763: The Royal Proclamation & Other Quebec Curios
While King George III is unfortunately known as the tyrant who lost the Thirteen Colonies and who suffered from at least two bouts of mental illness, re-evaluations of this [read on]
1756-7: The War Goes to Europe & Other Quebec Curios
While 1754 marked the beginning of a major colonial war in North America, the year 1756 marks the time when the Seven Years’ War truly became a global conflict. The British [read on]
1755: Evangeline’s People & Other Quebec Curios
Just about any Quebec history book will have at least a section dedicated to Acadia (Acadie), the former French colony fell under British rule following the 1713 Treaty of [read on]
1754: The Beginning of the End & Other Quebec Curios
The traditional date of the beginning of the Seven Years’ War is 1754, when somebody named George Washington attacked a French scouting party, provoking the French into [read on]
1665-1666: New France’s First Census & Other Quebec Curios
The first filles du roi arrived in 1663, a government-sponsored initiative of bringing young women into the colonies to work, marry, and have children. It was actually the [read on]
1663: Ensuring New France’s Survival & Other Quebec Curios
As stated many times in the past few weeks, New France’s population was an epic fail at best. Despite Champlain’s permanent settlement, the Habitation, as well as both [read on]
1608: Everything You Wanted to Know About Champlain & Other Quebec Curios
Champlain: one of the great names of Quebec history, but how well do we know him? Like Jacques Cartier, we are still questioning details about Champlain’s early life, [read on]
Louis Riel : Puppeting Chester Brown’s Graphic Novel
Interview with Zach Fraser about Louis Riel, a production based on Chester Brown’s graphic novel that uses two-dimensional puppets.
The Shop Around the Corner: Our International Friends & Other Quebec Curios
Some more of Montreal’s micro-bookstores. This week: French and international bookstores.
Solos Festival – Night 2 – En français!
Winner of the French language production at the Fringe Festival as well as a show of puppetry promise to capture your total attention.
UPop: Learning for Its Own Sake
Learn about a new topic and get in on the discussion by attending UPop.
My Montreal: Montréal-Est & Other Quebec Curios
On our tour of places to live in Montreal, we arrive at Montréal-Est, a municipality on the island in the East End.