Good news for fans of the series You’re worse than me ! (You’re the Worst). Over a year after the comedy-drama ended, Jimmy and Gretchen will be back for a once-in-a-lifetime event. The actors will bring their tortured characters back to life for a good cause. A charity event and …
Read More »Lupine, the series that drives the counters on Netflix
This is a record for a French series: Lupine, worn by French actor Omar Sy on Netflix, is about to be watched by nearly 70 million homes around the world, according to a projection made by the American broadcasting platform and made public on Tuesday. According to her, by February …
Read More »COVID-19: Italian resilience sung in Quebec
After having enjoyed worldwide success, the song “Rinascerò, rinascerai”, composed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, was recently translated into French and broadcast in Quebec for a good cause. Singer Daniela Fiorentino, originally from Naples in Italy and from Montreal by adoption, is behind the translation and …
Read More »“Of course we will not be able to do large-scale events” – Laurent Saulnier
In March 2020, with the arrival of the pandemic, Laurent Saulnier’s little world collapsed. Grand manitou of the Francos and the Jazz Festival, the music lover then found himself without benchmarks, being forced a few weeks later to turn to digital for his events. Five months before the two festivals …
Read More »Here are the favorite humorists in Quebec history
Every week, The newspaper, in collaboration with the firm Léger, unveils a probe on a variety of subjects that affect you from near or far. Our Barometer thus measures what makes you vibrate or frown as a Quebecker, young and old, francophone, anglophone or allophone, in Montreal or in the …
Read More »The New Radicals reforms for the nomination of Joe Biden
The pop-rock group The New Radicals will reform, for a day, on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, a nod to the late son of the new president and to the husband of the future vice-president. Formed in Los Angeles in 1997, The New …
Read More »“The 4 seasons of André Gagnon” performing from home
The 4 seasons of André Gagnon will be webcast on Friday January 22 at 8 p.m. live from the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City. Internet users will thus have the opportunity to find the works of the great pianist and composer who died in December 2020 at the age of …
Read More »Actor Jean-Pierre Bacri swept away by cancer
French actor and screenwriter Jean-Pierre Bacri died on Monday of cancer at the age of 69, his agent Anne Alvares-Correa told AFP. Screenwriter of Smoking / No Smoking, A family resemblance, We know the song and The taste of others“, which won him the César for best screenplay, alongside Agnès …
Read More »Actor Jean-Pierre Bacri died of cancer | Metro newspaper
The actor and screenwriter Jean-Pierre Bacri died Monday of cancer at the age of 69, his agent Anne Alvares-Correa told AFP. “He died early in the afternoon,” in Paris, the agent told AFP. The man, a figure of French theater and cinema, occupied a prominent place with the public for …
Read More »American music producer Phil Spector dies at 81
Legendary American music producer Phil Spector died in prison Saturday, where he was serving his sentence for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson, the California Prison Department said in a statement Sunday. The 81-year-old producer known for his innovative methods, at the helm behind hits like the Beatles’ album …
Read More »Marc Levy returns to bookstores five months after his last title
Best-selling novelist Marc Levy will release the second part of a series entitled 9, just five months after the first, its publisher announced on Friday. Twilight of the Beasts is edited by Robert Laffont, who describes in a press release “a committed spy novel which dazzlingly reveals the excesses of …
Read More »Julien Lacroix’s apologies are not unanimous
Julien Lacroix’s apologies, made Tuesday on his social networks after six months of silence, are not unanimous. If some are ready to forgive him, others do not want to see him again in the public sphere anytime soon. • Read also: Rosalie Vaillancourt expresses doubts about Julien Lacroix’s apology • …
Read More »The magician Siegfried Fischbacher, of the duo “Siegfried & Roy”, is dead
The German-born illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher has disappeared for good: the survivor of the famous duo of magicians “Siegfried & Roy” died Wednesday evening at his home in Las Vegas from cancer, we learned Thursday with his agent. • Read also: These artists swept away by COVID-19 • Read also: Magician …
Read More »The big boss of Radio-Canada apologizes for spending several weeks in Florida
The big boss of Radio-Canada, Michel Bissonnette, apologized Thursday for spending almost the entire month of December in Florida despite the advice of Canadian health authorities. Mr. Bissonnette, who has been senior vice-president of Radio-Canada since January 2017, was in this American state severely affected by the pandemic from December …
Read More »“I miss my job” – Patrick Groulx
In September, Patrick Groulx surprised us by launching the third album of Bas Blancs, “Besoin de rien”. It was the culmination of one of the many projects he worked on last summer. He also set up a new concept: “Conversation with Patrick Groulx”. But the comedian is bored of the …
Read More »South Korean director Bong Joon-ho to chair Venice Film Festival jury
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2019 for Parasite, will chair the jury of the 78th edition of Venice Festival, which will take place from September 1 to 11, organizers announced on Friday. “Director Bong Joon-ho will chair the international jury of the competition for the …
Read More »Ginette Noiseux: a big role played behind the scenes of the theater
The general and artistic director ofGo Space, Ginette Noiseux, was named a Member of the Order of Canada earlier this year. The opportunity for Metro to discuss with this ambassador and fervent defender of the performing arts. “I am very touched by this recognition,” says Ginette Noiseux. It is also …
Read More »On your screens this week… “The Wolf People”, “Babel”, “Sacred Witches”
This week, we recommend the films The Wolf People, Babel, Sacred Witches and others. (1): Masterpiece, (2): Outstanding, (3): Very good, (4): Good, (5): Average, (6): Mediocre, (7): Poor. Babel (3) Drama directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Starring Brad Pitt, Rinko Kikuchi, Adriana Barraza. What’s this ? In Morocco, two …
Read More »Full Screen (s) is five years old, the age of reason
Avant-garde, most certainly, Plein (s) Ecran (s) has been offering a film festival since 2016 fully virtuel. For its fifth anniversary, its spokesperson for two years, Julianne Côté, told us about this edition like no other. “You have to take the small victories where they are,” said actress Julianne Côté …
Read More »“The Office”, most watched series in 2020 on Netflix
Definitely, 2020 was the year of Netflix. According to a study by Nielsen, the ten most watched series in streaming last year in the US all streamed on Netflix. Leading the way are Dunder Mifflin employees from The Office, far ahead Ozark, the first of the platform’s original series. Despite …
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