Category: Culture
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The Beginning Of The End Of Star Wars
The teaser trailer for episode 9 of Star Wars, now subtitled “The Rise of Skywalker”, debuted earlier this month and as usual it caused quite the stir. The trailer is breathtaking and offers us only a glimpse inside the final movie in the Skywalker saga. We’ve heard that before twice now. The movie teases the…
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Bumblebee Home Media Release
Bumblebee was by far my favourite film in the decade spanning series of Transformers films. When the first of these movies was released back in 2007 I had such high hopes for finally seeing Optimus, Megatron and all the Transformers on the big screen. With each passing film, those hopes were diminished and just about…
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Tales Of The City Revival At Netflix
Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City was way ahead of its time when it was first published back in the late 70s. The first in a series of books that originally ended with Sure of You back in 1989, Maupin began revisiting the characters that once called 28 Barberry Lane home with Michael Tolliver Lives…
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Relive Christmas Magic With These Holiday Classics
While Christmas can be a hectic time of year, taking a little time to relax and enjoy the Holidays is necessary. With hundreds of Christmas movies and specials to choose from, there no end to the warmth, spirit and nostalgia that can be invoked when you cuddle up on your couch and settled in for…
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Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
Miley is back for a wild ride! Teaming up with hitmaker, Mark Ronson, this Jolene-infused hit-in-the-making comes with a powerful and epic new video. Watch below.
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The Avengers: Infinity War Trailer is Here
Here’s your first look at next summer’s biggest blockbuster! More to come…
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Drag Superstars 2
With 9 regular seasons and 2 All Star seasons already in the can, RuPaul’s Drag Race shows no signs of slowing down (season 10, All Stars 3 and more Untucked were announced this week). To date 113 very talented Drag Queens have sashayed and chantéed down the runway of the main stage on what might be…
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Daybreaker MTL
This Saturday, April 1st Daybreaker returns for an all-inclusive, female empowerment inspired second edition at the Fairmont Theatre. Hundreds of people, regardless of gender, orientation or identity, are expected to gather for a morning inspired by dance, good vibes and finding that perfect balance. Daybreaker is an active morning packed with yoga, dancing, an inspiring…
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Red Nose Day Actually
See the trailer below!! https://youtu.be/Au5eSHFduJo Who’s excited to pick up almost 10 years later? Airs March 25 on NBC.
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AURA by Moment Factory
AURA is a spectacle of epic proportions. I will say this right out of the gate, you NEED to see this. Officially opening to the public tomorrow, the show is like nothing I’ve ever experienced. Moment Factory has become the go-to techno wizards when it comes to blowing our minds. The’ve proven themselves at several Super…
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The Book Report
I made two New Year’s Resolutions in January. One of them was to write in a journal everyday (some details that don’t make it onto DJNL make it into that journal) and the other was to alternate between reading a French and an English book each few weeks for the entire year. With the year’s…
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ARTSIDA 7
The ACCM’s (AIDS Community Care Montreal) Artsida art auction fundraiser draws hundreds of people every year in support of those affected by HIV and Hepatitis C in communities across the city. On March 12th art lovers will come together at the celebrated Musee d’art comtemporain for an exciting evening that will feature the works of…
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Body Break Confirms Santa Clarita Diet
Netflix latest bingeworthy offering, the Santa Clarita Diet starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Ophalant debuted last week on the streaming service. Hoping to convince Canadians that the Santa Clarita Diet works for everyone, Netflix has hired two national health heros to help them promote the series. Have a look at the video below featuring Hal…
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Super Bowl Trailers
While football fans from around the globe gather to watch the biggest sporting event of the year, the rest of us watch the Super Bowl for the halftime shows and the commercials. Here’s a rundown of this year’s most amazing TV and movie trailers featured during this year’s Super Bowl! Stranger Things 2 Easily one…
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Lady Gaga’s Halftime Show
Super Bowl Halftime shows are extraordinary feats of engineering, pyrotechnics and above all else remarkable talent. Everyone from Prince to Diana Ross, Madonna to Beyonce, Michael Jackson to Bruno Mars and many more have all given epic performances that keep building to bigger shows every year. When we learned late last year that Lady Gaga…
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CONTEST: Laidback Luke at New City Gas
DJNL and New City Gas have teamed up to give away two VIP ticketss to lucky fans of Laidback Luke. Performing at New City this coming Saturday, January 28th, Laidback Luke himself has provided us with 40 of his favorite tracks of the moment which you can listen to below. Simply head to our Facebook…
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Sex And The City
Sarah Jessica Parker is at it again. While the Internet went crazy yesterday with the cast of Will & Grace reuniting for a special scene supporting American Presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton, a little piece of Sex and the City news went almost unnoticed. Yesterday Entertainment Weekly reported via EW.com that Sarah Jessica Parker has once…
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The DJNL 10/ONE30
Welcome to the DJNL 10/ONE30, a recurring run down and review of the current top ten iTunes Hot Tracks. Each week I will listen to the 1:30 preview of the first ten Hot Track songs and tell you what I think. All singles are available for purchase on iTunes and links are provided in the…
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Comiccon 2016
Montreal’s Comiccon keeps growing in numbers from one year to the next. A couple of weeks ago our lovely city played host to the 8th edition of the fan driven festival which gathered a whopping 56,000 visitors. From casual fans to detail driven cosplayers, we were treated to a plethora of panels, photo ops and…
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Star Trek
Star Trek Beyond, the zippy third film in the JJ Abrams rebooted franchise bows this Friday, July 22nd. Though buzz surrounding the film was slow to build, talk has amped up since the tragic passing of Anton Yelchin who played Pavel Chekov in both Star Trek (2009) and Into Darkness (2013) and the latest trailer for…
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Fabrikate
Fabrikate’s first album, Bodies, is a ten track collection of influences that stretch from disco and dance to electronic and house. For DJNL’s first ever music review, I chose the Montreal-based music-duo’s first official album and from start to finish, here’s what we heard. The duo first started getting attention back in 2014 when…
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The VIP Experience
La Grande Chapiteau is back in Old Montreal and we couldn’t be happier. Cirque du Soleil is Montreal’s most important and most creative export to the world. We shine on the global stage as Cirque dazzles crowds with heart racing performances that seem to defy gravity. Cirque has returned to Quays of the Old Port…
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All The Right Moves
Montreal’s Famous Sala Convention returns this May for it’s 12th edition and we are sending two lucky Latin dance lovers to the competition. Running from the 19th to the 23rd, Sala lovers will kick up their heels and set the dance floor on fire with their smooth latin moves! Featuring international artists, world renowned DJs,…
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DJNL DATE NIGHT
Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes a romantic comedy about finding love when you least expect it. A Date With Miss Fortune is a story about a down-in-the-dumps writer who meets a superstitious Portuguese beauty over some very awkward circumstances. The stars don’t exactly align as one might expect in this not-so-typical Canadian production…
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OSCAR SEASON
2016 has been a big year for movies. Mega franchises like Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Mad Max came roaring out of the past with exciting (and record shattering) new additions to their respective series. Quieter, more intimate movies like Room, Spotlight and Brooklyn also made their own waves across the vast ocean of visually…
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THE BEST OF DJNL
The Holidays are a time for getting together with your friends and family and enjoying a little time away from our bustling schedules and busy lives. It’s also a great time to reflect back on the past 12 months and think about all the wonderful things that have happened over the course of the year. …
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The Real VIP
Sometimes even Darth Vader needs a drink. Check out this awesome movie mash up that seamlessly blends together club scenes from some of Hollywood’s coolest movies. It will blow your mind and add a little disco to your day! Forget Hell’s Kitchen, welcome to Hell’s Club and you will definitely need to know someone to…
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WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK
Marvel Universe Live – They have been bombarding our movie theatres, our tv screens and the pages of our comic books and now Marvel’s Superheroes are coming to the Bell Centre. From the 20th to the 23rd of August, Thor, Captain America, Spiderman and more will do battle with their enemies live in the arena.…
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The New Hunger
Since 2010, The Walking Dead has presented us with its grim outlook on a post apocalyptic world overrun by the walking dead. For five seasons survivors have had to do the unspeakable to keep themselves and their families alive. While the gore and guts keep us intrigued, it’s the core group of surivors who have…
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The Odd Couple
There’s nothing Hollywood loves to do more than remake that which has already been seen. Proving that there’s nothing new under the sun, we have seen one remake or reboot after the next over the last few years and for some franchises (hello Spiderman) we are even approaching our 3rd go-round. For every hit (Charlie’s…
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WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK
All Week Long: Tennis fanatics are already enjoying the intense stress that comes with the Rogers Cup. From August 7th to the 16, Montreal Uniprix stadium will play host to this year’s men’s competitions. The brightest stars of men’s tennis including Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic and more are all in town…
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What To Do This Week
Wednesday: Kent Nagano and the OSM will perform Bizet’s Carmen at the Olympic Stadium on August 5. Wildly popular and widely known as one of the most important operas of all time, the show will be preluded with a tribute to the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Admission is free and travel by…
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What To Do This Week
DJNL has all you need to get through your week. Take a look at what’s happening this week in Montreal! #WTDTW L’INTERNATIONAL DES FEUX: On Wednesday, July 29th and Saturday August 1st, Loto-Québéc presents l’International des feux (the International Fireworks Competition). These are the last two performances of the year starting with France presenting Dynamite…
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The Breakdown
Osheaga is only a few weeks away and pretty soon Montreal will be buzzing with music and art lovers from around the world. Here’s your official daily breakdown of performances and venues. Who are you most excited to see? Friday: Saturday: Sunday: It’s going to be an action packed three days here in the city!…
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Rise Of The Machines
The summer blockbuster season is in full swing in Montreal and what would the season be without a few sequels, prequels and reboots to ensure we never have to actually say goodbye to our favourite characters. On July 1st, Arnold Scharwarzenegger returns to the big screen in one of his most iconic roles, the Terminator.…
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Building Blocks
On June 18th, Montreal’s Grévin Museum launched its first temporary exhibit. The World in Mega Bloks is a pretty straightforward name for the exhibit that features 300 hundred scaled down buildings made entirely from Mega Bloks. Featured among these buildings are some of the most recognizable skyscrapers, monuments, towers and attractions ever built. Started as…
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The Park Is Open
We all remember the first time we saw Jurassic Park. We sat in awe and watched herds of dinosaurs graze in the sunlight like happy cows. Sam Neil couldn’t believe what was happening before his eyes, Laura Dern ended up elbow deep in dino do-do, then the rain came and with it a very mean…
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The Boys Of Summer
For 8 seasons we tuned in to watched Vinnie, Drama, E, Turtle drive Vinnie’s abrasive manager, Ari Gold insane with their antics and knack for getting into trouble the hit HBO show, Entourage. Entourage’s last episode aired on HBO on September 11, 2011 but in three days the boys are back in the highly anticipated…
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Osheaga 2015
In less than 3 months hoards of music fans from around the world will decend upon Montreal for Osheaga, Canada’s largest music and art festival. Celebrating a decade of memories and unforgettable musical moments, this year’s line-up is huge and the festival is going to be bigger than ever. Here’s a peek at some of…
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California Dreamin
The San Andreas fault will destroy the world, at least that’s what the trailer for the movie, opening in Canada and the US on May 29th, would have us believe. Long rumoured to be the crack that will be heard around the world, San Andreas (based on the fault line that runs down North America’s…
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The Pitches Are Back
On May 15th, the Barden Bellas return to the big screen in Pitch Perfect 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2013 cult hit. Returning to sing their little hearts out and win big at a world competition are Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and fan favourite, Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy (Wilson is confirmed to be…
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Batman V Superman
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is the hotly anticipated follow-up to Zack Snyder’s 2013 hit, Man of Steel and the second instalment in DC Comic’s Justice League shared universe. Late last week, a shaky cam version trailer leaked to the world forcing Snyder to pony up with the official version a few days earlier…
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Sam Roberts Band
This coming Saturday March 7th, the Sam Roberts Band stops by Metropolis with special guests, The High Dials and the Receivers as part of their successful, Canada wide, Lo-Fantasy tour. Supporting the release of their 6th album, Lo-Fantasy, the Montreal based rockers will return home to a warm welcome for this highly anticipated show. For…
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Start Your Engines!
For the last 6 years the fierce Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race have given us more memorable moments than we can count. Each season a number of Queens (such as Bianco Del Rio, pictured below, winner Season 6) line in hopes of being the last to sashay away with the title of America’s Next Drag…
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Oscars 2015
With the exception of a few tent-pole moments, this year’s Academy Awards telecast was a awkwardly lacklustre presentation of what is suppose to be a shining moment in film. Despite a magnificent stage and enough star power to light up a city, let alone the Dolby Theatre, most of the show felt like it was…
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Le Triad
It’s been a busy year for Yunus Chkirate. Earlier this month the Montreal born (and based) artist opened his latest (and highly successful) show, Le Triad at his own gallery space on St. Laurent Boulevard. Le Triad, his biggest and most ambitious show to date, is a multifaceted collect of work spanning three mediums, which,…
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Montreal Comiccon
Montreal’s 2014 Comiccon didn’t just exceed expectations, it blew them clear out of the water. Comic book fans and fans of just about every fantasy and sci-fi genre came out to the three day long festival that proves being a nerd is definitely not a bad thing. Over 50 000 guests from all walks of…
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Romero Britto
For the first time ever in Canada, featured artwork by Brazilian artist, Romero Britto will be on display for all of us to enjoy at 1434 Sherbrooke West until July 31st, 2014. Beginning his pop-up exhibit in Montreal, a city as colourful as his art, last May, the show features his serigraphs which are printed…
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Galerie F
It’s no secret that I love most things French. In fact it’s entirely possible I might have been French (and definitely Parisian) in one or more of my former lives. My modest apartment in Montreal is stocked with imported French seasonings, empty tin Fauchon and Mariage Frères boxes, sparingly burned Diptyque candles, books from Louis…
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Hey Rosetta!
City and Colour may be the main attraction tomorrow night for the show at the Bell Centre but it’s the opening act that has me more excited. Hey Rosetta! hails from Newfoundland and have successfully garnered a following all over the world. Led by Tim Baker and his merry band of multi-talented musicians, they continue…