Articles by Lorraine Carpenter

Fab Fantasia

FILM FESTIVAL

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2004

Armed with 160 genre gems, Montreal's populist film festival will occupy Concordia University from July 8 to August 1. Founded in 1996 as...

Destroyer / Frog Eyes / Pink Mountain Tops

El Salon, Montreal QC - May 8, 2004

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

This mighty BC triad drew a cross-section of indie rock connoisseurs, including a pocket of West coast expats who made their presence felt...

SCTV Network/90: Volume 1

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

A few nights ago, I heard a "Great White North" call from some hoser on my street. I wanted to respond with a "take off, eh!," but I was to...

Jet Pink: The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

This ubiquitous collection of eight Pink Panther shorts has resurfaced on DVD after a long life on video. The Panther first appeared in the...

The Organ

Glummer Girls

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004

Last time I saw the Organ play, I was among the few hundred Montrealers who'd converged for the BC band's first crack at Quebec. Androgynou...

Steve-O

Metropolis, Montreal QC - April 3, 2004

PUBLISHED May 1, 2004

Puerile is as puerile does, and few do puerile as successfully as Steve-O, a likeable guy who's turned his debauchery and masochistic pasti...

Allegro Non Troppo

Bruno Bozzetto

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

This Italian Fantasia pairs the fanciful animation of Bruno Bozzetto with the music of Debussy, Dvorak, Ravel, Sibelius and Stravinsky, all...

The Evaporators / The Smugglers / L'Attack

Le Swimming, Montreal QC - March 5, 2004

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004

Leading this inter-provincial rock triad was L'Attack, whose front-man and bassist have put some meat on their bones since their days with...