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Tag Archives: Tony Correia
Watching Blazing Saddles in the current political climate
If there’s an upside to the rash of celebrity deaths this year, it’s that The Rio Theatre has been honouring the deceased with retrospectives of their best movies. First it was Bowie, then it was Prince, and lately it’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Commercial Drive, Current Events, Humor, Memoir, Movies, Politics, Rio Theatre, The Seventies, Vancouver
Tagged Mel Brooks, Pop Culture, Tony Correia
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It’s all fun and games until someone marries a cousin of a cousin
During the Vancouver Fringe Festival, I saw show called Feste at the Portuguese Club of Vancouver. I had heard about the show from my friend Morgan Brayton who learned about it at a festival media event; she also knows the … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Commercial Drive, Memoir, Portuguesey, Vancouver
Tagged immigrant, Portuguese, Portuguese Club of Vancouver, Theatre, Tony Correia
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The Lady on the Train
I come from a large family, so I have a lot respect people’s personal space. If I’m you’re neighbour, I’ll try to keep the volume of my music and TV down. I don’t man-spread on public transit, and I take … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Commercial Drive, Humor, Memoir, Movies, Rio Theatre, Vancouver
Tagged first world problems, Horror, Louis CK, Pop Culture, The Eighties, Tony Correia, Young Adult
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Through the Looking Glass: Looking back at Madonna’s Blonde Ambition Tour
Last week I saw Strike a Pose, the documentary about Madonna’s backup dancers for her Vogue video and 1990 Blonde Ambition tour. Madonna has always played a supporting role in the soap opera that is my big queer life. Into … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, Memoir, Movies, Music, The Nineties
Tagged Dance, Documentaries, Madonna, Pop Culture, Strike a pose, The Eighties, Tony Correia, Vancouver, Vogue
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Summer of Love: Eighties Edition
The best part about living on The Drive is having the The Rio Theatre at my disposal. One of my favourite past-times is watching films from my youth on the big screen even though I could probably see them for … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Commercial Drive, Memoir, Movies, Uncategorized
Tagged John Carpenter, Pop Culture, science fiction, The Drive, The Eighties, Tony Correia, Vancouver
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American Pie in Celluloid Form
The Flick by Annie Baker A play that reads like a novel. The Flick by Annie Baker is a nice slice of Americana about the last 35mm movie theatre in Massachusetts going digital. The play centres around Sam, Avery, and … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Humor, Plays, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged book review, Theatre, Tony Correia
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The Secret Life of Douchebags and the Girls that Love Them
American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales My rating: 4 of 5 stars American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers is one of the most depressing books I have read … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Current Events, Sociology
Tagged book review, Celebrities, first world problems, Pop Culture, technology, Tony Correia, Young Adult
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Where’d You Go Bernadette
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was really looking forward to reading this book and ended up being disappointed by it. I had heard it was really funny, and it certainly had … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Pop Culture, Tony Correia
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