"Men in Black" film series director Barry Sonnenfeld has found himself attached to a film adaptation of the DC Comics’ "The Metal Men" series for Warner Bros. Pictures says Vulture. The story centers on an artificial-intelligence expert named William Magnus who creates six cyborgs, each made from a distinct chemical element with talents reflecting … [Read more...]
Marvel’s “Black Panther” To Be Adapted Next?
June 6, 2012 by
While they're happy to talk up their upcoming sequels to the likes of "Thor," "Iron Man" and "Captain America", Marvel has been keeping fairly quiet about which of the characters that haven't been adapted for the screen yet will be the ones to fill the two "open slots" in their schedule. Will it be already announced projects in development like … [Read more...]
Amalric Helms “Red and the Black” Film
May 27, 2012 by
French actor Mathieu Amalric ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Quantum of Solace") is set to direct a film adaptation of Stendhal's classic 1830 novel "The Red and the Black" for Les Films du Poisson reports Variety. The story follows an ambitious young teacher whose passionate affair with a wealthy married woman leads to his downfall. … [Read more...]
MacDonald Swims In The “Black Sea”
February 16, 2012 by
"The Last King of Scotland" and "State of Play" director Kevin Macdonald is teaming with "Matilda The Musical" writer Dennis Kelly for the thriller "Black Sea" reports Screen Daily. Macdonald says "I would describe it as The Treasure of The Sierra Madre in a submarine… hopefully, it will be one of those hard, intelligent B-movies they used to make … [Read more...]
Walmart selling Limited Edition Blue Wii for $99.96 on Black Friday
November 20, 2011 by
No, you aren't "losing" that thing up top -- Walmart will indeed be bringing those limited edition blue Wiis to the US of A starting this Thursday, and better still, it'll be hawking 'em for just $ 99.96 apiece. If you'll recall, the powder blue variants of Nintendo's newest home console were previously reserved for other sections of the globe, … [Read more...]
“Avengers” Posters, Black Widow Plot
November 20, 2011 by
Marvel has unleashed new character banners featuring the cast of their "The Avengers" movie. Said banners will appear in theaters nationwide in the coming weeks. Captain America, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Nick Fury, Loki, Hawkeye and Black Widow all appear. Check them both out below. Meanwhile "Captain America: The First Avenger" composer Alan … [Read more...]
Nicolas Cage Chases A “Black Butterfly”
October 19, 2011 by
Nicolas Cage and German actress Veronica Ferres are attached to star in the $ 13 million English-language psycho-thriller "Black Butterfly" at Bavariapool, Paradox Entertainment and Hyde Park says The Hollywood Reporter. Cage will play a reclusive author who befriends a drifter with fatal consequences. The film is based on the French TV thriller … [Read more...]
VPD budget in the black
September 14, 2011 by
Despite overtime costs linked the the Stanley Cup play-offs and Game 7 riot, the Vancouver Police budget for 2011 currently has a surplus. As of June 30th, revenues and expenses show the VPD is more than 920-thousand dollars in the black...mainly thanks to an increased number of retirements. However, projections for the end of the year show the … [Read more...]
MLA Black decides to leave
August 25, 2011 by
Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Iain Black is stepping down from his post to take a private sector job. The former B.C. labour minister will be joining the Vancouver Board of Trade as president and CEO in early October. “It took some convincing to tear me away from a job and a passion of mine since I was very young boy,” Black said. Black is the second … [Read more...]
Amazon briefly pulls Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS due to ‘inventory issues,’ reinstates it moments later
July 30, 2011 by
Here's a weird one. Earlier today, we heard (and confirmed) reports that the Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS was unavailable for purchase directly through Amazon. We followed up with the company to get to the bottom of things, and were fed this explanation from a company spokesperson: "We received customer feedback that there may be an inventory … [Read more...]
