Overview: 45th Edition of Festival du nouveau cinéma
Montreal Rampage’s top five must-see films from the 45th edition of the film festival
Montreal
1760: The Capitulation of Montreal & Other Quebec Curios
After the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, in which both the English and the French commanders died, both sides continued taking up their arms and fighting each other. With [read on]
Last Cab to Darwin: Drive Through a Continent
Jeremy Sims’ film tells the story of a cab driver en route across the country in the hopes of being euthanized.
The Dressmaker: A Seamstress Scorned
Jocelyn Moorhouse’s new film depicts a love affair in an unlikely milieu – in an isolated Australian town.
The Montreal International Black Film Festival begins
Everything you need to know about the festival happening this week, plus an interview with founder Fabienne Colas.
The Depalogue: Dépflies X Reviewed
Sitcom-styled play weds Trailer Park Boys style humor with Montreal’s eclectic and gentrifying St-Henri borough.
James Blake Brings UK Texture to Metropolis
Trip hop, R&B, and electronic producer James Blake comes to Montreal in October.
POP Montreal Portraits: No Aloha
More cheeseball dueling guitar solos than any audience should be asked to put up with.
Great Theatre at Student Friendly Prices
The Segal Centre offers a card for the under 30s that provides a 70% discount on its programming.
The Artistorian’s Weekly Picks: September 22 to 28
Délicat Pulse & Picture Transition (Display Camera) Picture Transition (Unfixed Form), vernissage Fonderie Darling, September 22 from 5 to 10 PM The Darling Foundry [read on]
Ancient Future Festival : un voyage sonore et visuel atemporel
Au bord du fleuve Saint-Laurent, se dessine la silhouette du festival Ancient Future, embrasée par les flammes expirées par les cracheurs de feu. Sur la scène Evasion, [read on]
It’s The End of the World and I Don’t Feel Fine
Xavier Dolan’s new film is emotional, well-acted, and relatable.
Frosh week: Bitter Ending to Obnoxious Festivities
An incident involving drunken freshmen men and two women reveals some of the fault lines in mixing too much alcohol with complicated changing sexual values.
Spiritual Cooperation : Third Global Conference on World’s Religions After September 11th
Thinkers from around the world come to Montreal in the name of peace, cooperation, and interfaith connection.
POP Montreal Portraits: Smileswithteeth
Don’t miss this electro-dream-pop band, Smileswithteeth, at POP Montreal. Gabriel Gutierrez tells us about his project.
The Artistorian’s Weekly Picks: September 15 to 21
And the rush of new Fall programming continues! So much to do this week and so much coming up for the week after. Until then, here’s a list of exhibits and events to [read on]
Art comes alive across Quebec
Last year, the English-Language Arts Network launched Arts Alive!, a summer-long festival celebrating the work of artists in our province. They called it “a moveable [read on]