Category Archives: Montréal on Film

Snowdon Theatre Fire, The Lowest Point & Social Media

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Taylor C. Noakes

Generally speaking, I’m a fan of urban exploration. However, there’s a few golden rules we should all keep in mind when it comes to exploring the secret and unseen parts of the city: don’t leave any trace behind, don’t hurt … Continue reading →

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Montreal’s Impossible Car Chase

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes

Blazing Magnum (1976) 1971 Ford Mustang VS… by Z-cinema Found this clip on Reddit Montreal. It’s a car chase scene from an Italian detective/crime flick from 1976 called ‘Shadows in an Empty Room‘. It’s not quite Bullitt but not bad … Continue reading →

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Operation Gamescan 76

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Taylor C. Noakes

Operation Gamescan 76 by Michael Brun, National Film Board of Canada Operation Gamescan 76. Roll that around on your tongue for a moment. It was a thing. It happened here. And if you find the name as intriguing as I … Continue reading →

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Montreal – Horizon 2000

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Fascinating clip I found on the YouTubes called Montréal Horizon 2000. Its a promo piece for the 1967 City of Montreal Master Plan, otherwise branded as ‘Horizon 2000’. Put together by the city’s planning department, this film, and the plan … Continue reading →

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Les amoureux de Montr̩al Рthe city at 350

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Les amoureux de Montréal by Jacques Giraldeau, National Film Board of Canada Stumbled upon this fascinating documentary about Montreal, released by the NFB in 1992. It explores what seems to be a favoured theme amongst local documentarians – the city … Continue reading →

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Great Feats of Montréal Engineering

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Found this neat episode of some old program about engineering mega projects in Québec – excellent background, technical info and old-school cool stock footage of the Métro’s construction. Random tidbits: The Métro was first conceptualized in 1910. The rubber tires … Continue reading →

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