What to see this weekend
The film line-up this weekend includes the sequel to Kick-Ass, Steve Jobs biopic Jobs and Lake Bell’s comedy In a World.
The mayoral election is definitely coming
The municipal election campaign is heating up (in the loosest sense of the cliché), and the prostitutes alleged to have extorted former Laval interim mayor Alexandre Duplessis are going to court. Excitement rides high in this week’s news round-up.
High Klassified’s accidental music career
Meet the local DJ/producer who scored a sweet record deal between classes.
Linklater’s Dazed and Confused turns 20
Watch cult classic Dazed and Confused outside and on the big screen at Film POP’s annual Bike-In fundraiser. Wiley Wiggins (Mitch Kramer) will be on hand to answer your burning questions.
An OG Montreal skate spot is reborn
Almost two years after its historic move, the natural concrete pipe at the Big O will be skated again this weekend.
Lynn Coady keeps fiction weird
Lynn Coady’s new collection of stories, Hellgoing, scratches beneath the surface of everyday life, revealing the inner struggles of her characters.
Friday, August 16
* Day two of Falla
* Qouleur vernissage at Rats 9
* Temple of Boom at Ink City North
* Todd Stewart vernissage at Galerie Wilder & Davis
* Vivarium project launch at NDQ
* All-girls party: Crush at Club Soda
* MTL Pride’s official Boys Party at Apollon