Same as it ever was: 1977 book inspires new film doc on urban development

An excellent new documentary by Quebec filmmaker Martin Frigon about Montreal’s changing skyline draws on a book by award-winning journalist Henry Aubin, a book the filmmaker says is as relevant today as when it was published more than four decades ago.
Frigon calls Cities Held Hostage — set to screen over the next few months in venues including the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, the Cinéma du Parc and CBC’s Absolutely Canadian — “