The movie Omertà and René Angélil

By Bernard Bujold (LeStudio1.com) - 
The film Omertà with the famous Rene Angelil is now in movie theater. I was not able to attend the movie premiere in mid-June and so I went to the public opening of July. It's an interesting film whose story sticks fairly well to Montreal. I even recognized the restaurant owner of the film which could well be a former Montreal great restaurant owner where I went a few times. The character in the film and the restaurant owner of real life are very similar as well as their institutions. Rene Angelil, for its part is excellent in his role as well as other actors, including Stéphane Rousseau who is surprising. 
The text of The Gazette sums up the film and its filming very well.
Photo 1: Poster Film Omerta;
Photo 2: Scene of the movie with Rene Angelil;
See story The Montreal Gazette ;

The name of Warwick or the mistake of one life...

By Bernard Bujold (LeStudio1.com) - 
Until recently the name Warwick was synonymous with great guitars from Germany. Since Tuesday July 10, 2012, the name is now calling to mind the horrible tragedy of the murder of two children (11 and 13 years old) and the suicide of their father (48 years old) who set himself on fire in his garage. One might call the event an error in life and the refusal to forget this mistake and move on. 
The statistics are incredible regarding the killing of children by one parent after a divorce, men and women, right here in Quebec. (See article in the Journal de Montreal) What is the solution? There is no universal solution. There is one for each individual case. I personally went through a painful divorce. It was in 1991 and and I too suffered deeply the separation from my children. It was the worst pain of my life until today. However, my philosophy is live and let live, and I consider that the only life that is ours is ours no more. Faced with my divorce, I just wished good luck to my two children and tried to forget the mistake of a life that I had done which was to get married with the wrong spouse. 
My advice to parents in distress: "It is necessary to choose its wars! Do not live by proxy and especially do not try to live the life of your children. Life is too short and worse, to live the life of an other person is an impossible challenge that will lead to the loss of your own life! 
Enjoy the summer of 2012! 
Photo 1: Guitar Warwick;
Photo 2: Jocelyn Marcoux and her two children;
See story tragedy Warwick ;
See site Facebook Jocelyn Marcoux family pictures ; 
View statistics Journal de Montreal ;

Crazy Horse Paris, Montreal 2012 - A disappointing show ... except the kiss!

By Bernard Bujold (LeStudio1.com) - 
I've always loved beautiful women and I accepted without hesitation the invitation to the show Crazy Horse Paris presented to Montreal (TNM) as part of Just for Laughs 2012. 
Conclusion: DECEPTION, DECEPTION, DECEPTION and kiss kiss! 
-First there is the music and songs that are prerecorded with several errors of the machines during the show. 
- Then there's the staging that does not surprise us as we become quickly tired of the show. As proof, several spectators who do not return after the intermission as was the case with my neighbors at the show or even worse the many spectators yawning between the numbers... 
-Finally, the ticket price is expensive at $ 136.44 and we would expect for that price an extraordinary spectacle that raises our emotions. This is not the case, compared for example with shows like Cirque du Soleil or Lady Gaga. 
One personal consolation, I got a kiss kiss from one of the girls artists. A sort of Jessica Paré from Mad Men! I kept the kiss in memory... 
PS. The Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay seems much appreciate the Crazy Girl and he even put a photo of him and the girls on his Twitter... 
Photo 1: Bernard Bujold (LeStudio1.com);
Photo 2: The girls of Creazy Horse Paris;
Photo 3: The Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay and girls of Crazy Horse Paris;
See website Crazy Horse; 
See site Facebook Crazy Horse ; 
See story Journal of Montreal ; 
Go to Twitter Mayor of Montreal ; 
See video Jessica Paré Mad Men ;

The next provincial election in Quebec - September 4, 2012

A GOOD and BAD news ... 
THE GOOD: Jean Charest will call a general election in Quebec on August 1 for a vote Tuesday, Sept. 4 after Labor Day. 
THE BAD: the defeat of Jean Charest will be a challenge for opponents because none of the other leaders in contention does collect the popular sentiment of voters. And when we do not know what we want as a change: it remains with our old business... 
Unless a new player comes transform the situation. A kind of Superhero! 
Quebecers would need a superhero like Batman for next general election in Quebec... 
Stay tuned! 
Photo 1: Jean Charest;
Photo 2: Batman;
See announcement of the election ; 
See site BATMAN 2012 ;

Google and love...

Google will launch a global awareness campaign for the respect for love regardless of sexual orientation. 
"The important thing is to love and be loved!"
Photo 1.2 and 3: Google Logo and Sesame Street;
See ad campaign Google;

Heather Reisman and Indigo - The favorite book store of Canadians ...

The success story of the book store Canada's favorite and INDIGO its president Heather Reisman. 
A remarkable story! 
Photo 1: Heather Reisman;
Photo 2: Store Indigo;
See story The Globe and Mail ;

The spouse of René Homier Roy, Pierre Morin, died!

A new circulating on the Internet is the official announcement in Le Devoir and La Presse on Saturday, July 7 of the death of the spouse of René Homier-Roy: Pierre Morin 80 years a former director emeritus at Radio-Canada. Morin died in front of his Lake from a cardiac arrest. 
In a sense, this announcement is similar to the recent release by Anderson Cooper about his sexual orientation. The host star of the CBC,  René Homier-Roy, is 72 years old.
Photo 1 : Pierre Morin's obituary ;
Photo 2: René Homier-Roy ;
See Pierre Morin's obituary ;

Nadia Comaneci in 2012

 Olympic champion Nadia Comaneci is the subject of a report in The Globe and Mail edition of this Saturday, July 7, 2012. The report offers a comprehensive interview with video in which Nadia recounts her success in 1976 and her current life in 2012. A captivating story!
Photo1 and 2: Nadia Comaneci 2012;
Photo 3: Nadia Comaneci (1976);
See story The Globe and Mail ; 
See site Twitter Nadia Comaneci ;
See story in The Financial Times London ;

"The World Film Festival of Montreal 2012 will be the true culture " said Serge Losique ...

Bernard Bujold (LeStudio1.com) crossed his path on Place des Festival in Montreal with the Founding President of the Montreal World Film Festival, Serge Losique. 
“Serge is a longtime friend but became to me a true example of human courage when organizers of other festivals in Montreal wanted to “steal” his MWFF and he defended himself to resist and to surpass those who wanted to replace him. Serge has no hard feelings and he said he had forgotten the episode of war conducted in 2005 among others by Alain Simard’s Montreal Jazz Festival, Gilbert Rozon’s Just for Laughs Festival and Daniel Langlois Sofimage and Ex-Centris. Serge Losique expressed great enthusiasm for 2012 Montreal World Film Festival which runs from August 23 to September 3. 
According Losique: “The Film Festival 2012 will be the” real “culture!” 
The MWFF 2012 will be the 36th. “ 
Photo 1 : Serge Losique;
Photo 2: Affiche MWFF 2012 ;
See website MWFF 2012 ; 
See story of the event from 2005 ;

The restaurant DNA in Old Montreal closed its doors...

The DNA restaurant has closed its doors... 
The DNA which was located on the street Marguerite d'Youville has papers in the windows and the key in the door permanently!
Photo 1 and 2: Restaurant DNA ;
See story of DNA ;
See website of ex-DNA restaurant ;