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CRITICAL I

Imagining Montreal

Montreal Books, Bain St-Michel

by Marianne Ackerman
18.11.2010

Asked to name the iconic taste of anglo Montreal, most people tend to fall back on high-carb cliché’s like smoked meat and bagels. But look further, into the city as served up by 21th century fiction and you’ll find quite another range of images.

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THEATRE

A Henry For The Ages

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Henry V, Persephone Theatre

by Anna Fuerstenberg
06.11.2010

Henry V, produced by Persephone Theatre, is not just the best work I have seen this company mount, but it is also the best of the bard I have seen in Montreal in decades. The thrust stage was beautifully configured and the clever blocking was lively and interesting. The vast number of young men on [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

And Everything In Between

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Image+Nation, Concordia Hall Theatre

by James Gartler
05.11.2010

Image+Nation stands apart from our other local film festivals because it affords movie-goers the opportunity to experience characters whose sexual identities fall somewhere between 1 and 6 on the Kinsey scale. The quality of said films, however, can also run the gamut from terrific to terrible. Keeping an open mind, then, let’s take a gander [...]

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ART

A Fascinating, If Meandering, Trip

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Journeys, Canadian Centre for Architecture

by Emily Dolmans
03.11.2010

For thousands of years, humans have been traversing this ever-shrinking planet, etching their imprints onto the physical environment while allowing their surroundings to seep into their consciousness, influencing thought, culture, and migration. With increased travel and communication, it is not only people who circumnavigate the globe, but also ideas, objects, animals, and plants, all of [...]

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ART

Childlike Estrangement

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Jon Pylypchuk, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal

by Megan Stewart
29.10.2010

It starts with a secret meeting of birds, who do not greet you as you enter the gallery so much as stare you down, watching from beady eyes pressed crudely into their white clay bodies. They huddle surreptitiously in a corner, atop skinny plinths of varying heights. You wonder if you are interrupting something, if [...]

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EVENTS

Sharing The Comic Passion

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Montreal Comic Convention, Place Bonaventure

by James Gartler
08.09.2010

“It was a Superman comic and it featured the alien of the month,” Alex La Prova recalls fondly, of the first comic book he ever read. “Of course it was a hand-me-down from the older kid on the street . . . but I’ve been hooked ever since.” Now, as co-organizer of this weekend’s Montreal [...]

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EVENTS

Pugilistic Arts To Score KO

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Pascal vs. Dawson, Molson Centre

by Clay Hemmerich
06.08.2010

The future of boxing is being unveiled on August 14th at the Molson Centre, as Montrealer Jean-Thenistor Pascal is finally set to fight, after a long delay, American-born Chad Dawson, for the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Organization (IBO), and Ring Magazine light heavyweight championship. This will be the first time that HBO will [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

Fantasia’s Mixed Bag

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Gallants, A Frozen Flower, La Meute

by James Gartler
28.07.2010

Fantasia crowds are lively. They hoot and holler and laugh and boo. “And also,” in the words of Nevermore director Stuart Gordon, “…they’ve seen everything!” In case you haven’t partaken in the three-week long celebration of celluloid known as Fantasia, relax. Rover is here to offer reviews of three flicks from decidedly different genres: a [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

For A Bleedin’ Good Time

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Mom’s the Word 2, John Leguizamo, Just For Laughs

by James Gartler
19.07.2010

You may have never figured your mother’s inner monologue to be especially entertaining, but the ladies of Mom’s the Word 2: Unhinged are proving otherwise. The five-woman show, which just ended a run at Centaur, celebrates the daily struggles faced by mothers of all kinds with decidedly fun-loving flair. Meanwhile, at Gesu, John Leguizamo’s Klass [...]

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MUSIC

Orchestrated Back Catalogue Lacks Sting

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Sting, Symphonicities CD review

by Dru Jeffries
17.07.2010

Many years ago, The Onion ran a fake editorial by “Sting” with the title “You Know, I Used To Be Kind Of Cool Once.” Even as a longtime Sting apologist, I have a hard time presenting a convincing counter-argument to the claim that Sting is no longer relevant, despite the fact he may be at [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

Saving Best For Last

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Tosoff et al, Montreal Jazz Fest

by Julia Vyse
05.07.2010

Saturday was a night to remember at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. Canadian piano aficionado Amanda Tosoff played on the TD Stage early in the evening. She won the jazz grand prix last year and easily impresses on any stage. Choosing between Keith Jarrett and Mr. Scruff is hard enough, but with the [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

Free Forming Jazz Meets Punk

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Zorn, Reed, Anderson, PdA

by Julia Vyse
03.07.2010

Place des Arts doesn’t often host punk shows, but tonight, the old drunk bellowing YEAH LOU at the top of his lungs, first in the bar, then from his seat, wasn’t totally alone. A few well-funded rockers brought their overpriced beer in with them and there was more than one `hawk in the crowd. Last [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

All-Girl Groove Beats Mould

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TAKK, Vinyl Bar

by Julia Vyse
02.07.2010

Not all the best shows at Jazzfest are on the festival grounds or even in featured bars. The vibe of the festival rolls across the city and free shows just start showing up all over the place out of nowhere. Last night’s pick was an all-girl quartet named TAKK featuring some of Montreal’s finest hidden [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

Hidden Jazzfest Gems

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Organ Jam, Brutopia

by Julia Vyse
01.07.2010

Any festival has its own sideshow – unique and informal get-togethers that inevitably happen when a bunch of stellar performers all come to town at once. For the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, these are jam sessions hosted all over the city, each with a different vibe. One long-standing jam is hosted every year [...]

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FESTIVAL CITY

Excitable And Exciting

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Cameron Wallis, Montreal Jazz Fest

by Julia Vyse
30.06.2010

The Scene CBC stage at this year’s Festival International de Jazz de Montreal makes a perfect setting for jazz as it has come to be known. The setting sun bathes a dilapidated brick building in brightness and it, with the grey of the gravel before the stage, frames the music in a crisp, distinctly urban [...]

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