Controversial filmmaking and a contemporary Quebec-lit hit
We spoke to Simon Lavoie about adapting Gaétan Soucy’s beloved La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes.
Tuesday, Oct. 31
* Liquid Architecture and Hyperform at SAT
* Bad Nudes 2.4 launch
* Nosferatu with live score by Kyle Hutchins Ensemble
* Halloween cover show to benefit the Iskweu Project
* Lunice with Shash’U and Lowpocus
* Glowed Up: The Black Post Apocalyptic Dance Party
PHOTOS: Montreal Zombie Walk 2017
The streets of Montreal filled up with flesh-eating, brain-seeking freaks (and a few bands) over the weekend.
Monday, Oct. 30
* University of the Streets Café community conversation
* Cinema Politica screens Retrieving Paradise (Mexico)
* Tzii with Charles Barabé and Nico Adama at Godberd
* la Grosse Soirée showcase at Club Soda
* Rock Camp for Girls fundraiser at Grumpy’s
Sunday, Oct. 29
* Glass Door Gallery pop-up market
* John Carpenter’s Halloween at Cinéma du Parc
* Brasserie Beaubien holds all-covers fundraiser for Sun Youth Emergency Services
* U.S. Girls with Napster Vertigo at Sala
Saturday, Oct. 28
* Montreal Zombie Walk
* Confabulation presents (Be)Longing: Stories from the Outside, Looking in
* House of Horror Halloween Bash ballroom event
* Hexxxed burlesque show at Café Cleopatra
* Stroboscopia at Barfly
* Stranger Things dance party
Lucky is the most Harry Dean Stanton movie imaginable
The venerable actor’s final film is the perfect career capper.
Hey Montreal, la Pizza Week is happening
We sampled five special pizzas being offered as part of this city-wide food event.
A classic Québécois story gets a familial film treatment
We spoke to Francis Leclerc about adapting his famous father’s novel Pieds nus dans l’aube.
Friday, Oct. 27
* Grévin’s Maze of Fear
* En alerte features choreography by Taoufiq Izeddiou and the poetry of Mahmoud Darwich
* The Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Ball
* Metatron fall poetry launch
* A Nightmare on Elm Street at Dollar Cinema
* Crystal Palace Halloween Bash