Ethan and Joel Coen are teaming with Angelina Jolie on "Unbroken," a biopic of World War II hero Lou Zamperini at Universal Pictures and Walden Media. An adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 non-fiction tome, Zamperini was a Los Angeles high school track star who raced in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. In 1943, his Air Force plane crashed in the … [Read more...]
Scotiabank Bowl for Big Brothers Classic
February 17, 2013 by
The 2013 Scotiabank Bowl for Big Brothers Classic will be taking place March 1 – April 15, 2013 at bowling centres throughout the lower mainland. This team and corporate fundraiser is a unique way to build team spirit, help kids and have fun. Over 300 companies and 3,000 bowlers participate each year to raise pledges to support Big Brothers' … [Read more...]
Richmond brothers aquitted in gay-bashing attack
January 14, 2013 by
Two brothers accused of beating a gay couple in Vancouver have been aquitted. Parminder and Ravinder Bassi of Richmond have been found not guilty by a provincial court judge who determined the evidence of the victims, David Holtzman and Peter Regier, as well as some witnesses, was unreliable. The accused fought with the victims in June of … [Read more...]
Brothers assaulted at Abbotsford Airport
August 31, 2012 by
Abbotsford Police are asking for the public's help, identifying a teenage boy who assautled two young boys inside a washroom at Abbotsford Airport. It happened on Wednesday just after noon, when the six and nine-year-old brothers were approached in front of the urinals. The teen grabbed the younger boy by the genitals, and bit the older one in the … [Read more...]
Man fined in HOV crash that killed two young brothers
August 1, 2012 by
The man responsible for an awful highway crash that killed two boys has learned his punishment in court. Saying the crash was caused by 31-year old Ryan Miller's "momentary lapse in judgement," the judge has handed him a 15 hundred dollar fine. The issue of a driving ban has been left up to the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles. The sentence comes … [Read more...]
Bacon brother’s appeal dismissed
July 27, 2012 by
B.C.’s highest court has dismissed the appeal of one of the notorious Bacon brothers. The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld gangster Jamie Bacon's conviction for weapons charges related to an incident in 2007, when the youngest Bacon brother was shot outside his Surrey home but survived. A subsequent search of an SUV found weapons hidden in a … [Read more...]
Russo Brothers Helm “Captain America 2”
June 6, 2012 by
Joe and Anthony Russo have reportedly entered negotiations to direct the upcoming sequel to "Captain America: The First Avenger" at Marvel Studios reports THR. Though they helmed 2007's Owen Wilson comedy "You, Me and Dupree", the Russo brothers are better known for their TV work on the sitcoms "Community" and "Happy Endings". The Russos beat … [Read more...]
Clooney Planning Smothers Brothers Flick
December 12, 2011 by
George Clooney and Grant Heslov are set to make a film about 60's comedians Tom and Dicky Smothers at Sony Pictures and Smokehouse says Deadline. Based on the David Bianculli book "Dangerously Funny", the story follows the two brothers who famously squabbled both off screen and on air during their late 60's CBS series. Initially quite clean, … [Read more...]
Blood Brothers opens at the Arts Club Theatre’s Granville Island Stage
November 16, 2011 by
There will be Blood Brothers If you hate musicals, you’re going to love the Arts Club Theatre Company’s latest musical, Blood Brothers. So says British dramatist Willy Russell, creator of Blood Brothers. He’s probably biased, but there are some heavy hitting pundits on his side. For example, the International Herald Tribune called it the … [Read more...]
09/24/2011 – Big Brothers Renew Crew BBQ
September 22, 2011 by
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