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man this might be something that's existed forever and i just discovered now but you guys NEED to go to theatre outremont's cinema screenings, just paid 7 bucks for 5 HOURS of roman polanski movies! and there is so much amazing shit coming up in the next few weeks: http://www.theatreoutremont.ca/fr/programmation/?prog_type=cinema&page_id=415 what a BEAUTIFUL SPACE, too!

yeah it's a lovely theatre. i noticed they have really good screenings this year! and it's v close to my house. but i haven't gone yet! busy times :/
might need to hit up the On the Waterfront/Rebel Without a Cause double-bill in sept

anyone know of any cool "cultural" (high-brow ish / [pseudo-]intellectual) stuff going on in the city right now? feeling the late-summer brain melt getting to me

well, this is kind of my job, knowing what's going on in arts, culture, etc etc
there's a production of Macbeth on right now at Theatre Nationale, for instance
pretty heady ryoji ikeda exhibition at DHC/ART, a art talk (mostly in french) at darling foundry tmrw eve, show at the MACM has some thought-provoking stuff too.
last weekend there was a full day of short orchestra performances at place des arts, but i don't know, most of august is usually about parties, shows and bbqs...

that's just off the top of my heat. there's a lot of stuff that could be sort of intellectual depending on how you look at it, e.g., that cool 360-degree film at SAT

http://oppositeinc.com/images/uploads/yourulevid.jpg

man this might be something that's existed forever and i just discovered now but you guys NEED to go to theatre outremont's cinema screenings, just paid 7 bucks for 5 HOURS of roman polanski movies! and there is so much amazing shit coming up in the next few weeks: http://www.theatreoutremont.ca/fr/programmation/?prog_type=cinema&page_id=415 what a BEAUTIFUL SPACE, too!

― reductio ad burzum (flopson), Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:43 PM (56 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

gah i always mean to go to these... are they actually film?

or an acceptabel digital format?

ty so much for that link!, flopson. seeing old american films subtitled is gonna be super useful for me & the programme looks fun

xp i have no idea, if digital it was more than acceptable (to me) in fact very crisp

if it's like bluray i can deal, if its dvd i'll be sad :(

might have to just called the box office and see?

i was going to email the theater

because i'm very plugged in

be that guy

i am guessing not film tho, just because it seems like that would be a thing they'd prob say on the site?

the ones i saw were definitely not film

tarkovsky season! http://www.cinemaduparc.com/english/prochainemente.php?id=maitresrusses#top

also i live here now

buy some ontario peaches theyre really good rn

oh and welcome!

I hear people in Montreal eat gerbils.

that would be weird

welcome to the city!

omg I need to buy some peaches

I went to the maker faire thing this weekend, sort of part of experience mtl thing, out at Olympic stadium - fair was neat, nerdy DIY techy, interesting, but I can't get over the oppressive concrete environment out there, with the stadium looming over it all. it's no wonder the govt is trying to revive the area, since it's a large space near the botanical gardens, biodome, etc, but man if it is hardly a welcoming spot... Also I posted abt experience mtl on my fb and friends were like "what is this and how did I not know public enemy is coming to town?" In my mind, more proof that Anglo weeklies are important...

There were gerbil sandwiches there, I saw with my astral projection

I think you're thinking of south american guinea pig sandwiches

that's montevideo not montreal, I see where the mistake could be made

OH SNAO! You are right. I was thinkig of Don Matus

In my mind, more proof that Anglo weeklies are important...

No it's cool there are other ways to learn things like those really informative TVs in the metros where you totally look at the 95% of the screen that isn't the number of minutes until you can go home

(I joke but that's where I learned about the Ryoji Ikeda exhibition :/)

The only thing vaguely important or significant thing in the Mirror was the Rant Line. I don't disagree that we might need an anglo weekly, but it sure wasn't that piece of shit.

yes but u hate everything including seemingly life itself

life's the worst, imo

"u hate everything including seemingly life itself - THE MONTREAL THREAD"

lol

:D

you cheat yourself of everything that moves

The Mirror was a tired little cabal, the sort that produces nothing of value but still feels the right to be applauded for it. Appearing in print (on REAL PAPER) is not a virtue nor is evidence of quality

sick burn

oh wait you're that dude that hates everything and refuses to meet other montreal ilxors right

like you spent time clowning on people telling them not to practice their french because they will be the absolute worst people on the planet, no exaggeration

montreal's own burt_stanton

I'm paraphrasing myself on some thread from months ago, but I believe my comments were to the effect that "people who work at Subway for $7 an hour aren't paid enough to humour the fantasies of American tourists and hipsters who wish to 'practice their French'." You want fromage on that, boss? Toasté?

Take a French course. There are clubs you can join for that. Don't hamstring the customer service efficiency of a functioning North American city because you wish to pretend the person serving you doesn't understand the difference between fromage and cheese.

I may also suggested it's insulting because the person you're dealing with may also prefer to speak English, but you wouldn't get that.

Montreal threads collect some lame hangers-on, but I guess that's proportional to the city itself.

when eaton's removed the ' fields of salmon was there

but he's losing his edge

When Mookieproof bought a fixed-gear bicycle made out of random spare parts, I was there.

lol your hatred for your city is consistently hilarious and depressing, i'd suggest you'd move but i'm sure you'd be just as miserable wherever you went

http://jeslacasse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/The-Problem-Is-You.jpg

I'll try not to be too miserable when I'm back in yr burg yet again this year, sir