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Is it Art?
Stand-up Shakespeare: Festival Macabre closes with a comical twist in the form of Rick Miller's hit MacHomer: The Simpsons Do Macbeth. How exactly does this dysfunctional family fit into a horror film fest? "I like to call it drop-dead comedy," says fest organizer Craig Francis. "After all, Macbeth was one of Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedies and it has a few ghosts in it, doesn't it?" Find out this Sunday, Nov. 7, 7:15pm & 9:45pm at Kola Note, $12. * Fashion laws of the jungle: Students from LaSalle College present Chaparall!, a night devoted to hot clothing and music. The designs will appear in the vines as Le Medley is transformed into a jungle on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 7pm, $15. Info: 932-5529. * Fully animated: Author Karen Mazurkewich has put together the first book on the history of animation in Canada. Cartoon Capers includes a substantial chapter on industry leader Montreal, which has sprouted everything from Heavy Metal to classic NFB shorts to now-troubled prolific giant Cinar. She'll be at Chapters on Friday, Nov. 5, 4pm. :
Artistat: Number of years filmmaker Isaac Isitan spent following Montreal street-gang member "Javelyne" for his doc Gangs: la loi de la rue, which airs Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 9:30pm on TV5: 1 :
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Yes, and it's a lot more fun: "When I finished my Fine Arts degree I couldn't do 'real art,' so I turned to comics," says local illustrator Leanne Franson. "I looked at the cartoons in the paper and thought, 'Hey, my life is a lot funnier than that!'" In her latest book Teaching Through Trauma, Franson's alter-ego bi-dyke Liliane takes on subjects like sperm donors, lesbian pregnancy, straight crushes and the endless decisions over what hair to wear. Comic book launch at the Fetish Funhouse and Cabaret (1426 Beaudry), on Thursday, Nov. 11, 9pm. A "wig contest" follows at midnight. Also available at Nebula, Fichtre! and L'Androgyne. Published by Slab-O-Concrete, 96pp, $14.95.