After 49 years the Vancouver Playhouse is being forced to shut its doors, but actresses affiliated with the company aren’t willing to wave the white flag and surrender. “We have to fight for it, rise up out of the ashes of what is the old playhouse,” said Jennifer Clement, an actress with the Playhouse for more than 20 years. She doesn’t believe … [Read more...]
Artists refusing to accept final curtain call
March 12, 2012 by
After 49 years the Vancouver Playhouse is being forced to shut its doors, but actresses affiliated with the company aren’t willing to wave the white flag and surrender. “We have to fight for it, rise up out of the ashes of what is the old playhouse,” said Jennifer Clement, an actress with the playhouse for more than 20 years. She doesn’t believe … [Read more...]
Vancouver protestors call for inquiry into robocall scandal
March 4, 2012 by
Hundreds took to the streets of Downtown Vancouver Saturday afternoon, venting their anger over the federal robocalls scandal and calling for a public inquiry. Among the crowd marching through the streets, city councillor Adriane Carr. "When you have tactics that suppress that right to vote, and in fact illegally suppress it by misdirecting people … [Read more...]
RIM’s Thorsten Heins formally introduced: liveblogging the media call
January 23, 2012 by
If you missed it, RIM attempted to interrupt the Giants vs. 49ers matchup last night by dropping a wee bit of news: it's co-CEOs are gone, and taking the solo CEO badge is former COO Thorsten Heins. The new head honcho will be formally introduced in a media call slated to begin at 8:00AM ET on January 23rd, 2012, and we'll be liveblogging every … [Read more...]
All Candidates Call In
November 17, 2011 by
Live on The Bill Good Show on Friday, November 18th, candidates from all ridings are asked to call in to give their last pitch on why you should vote for them. Each candidate will get 60 seconds to plead their case. Call 604-280-9898 from 9am - 10am CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Renewed call for recognition
October 10, 2011 by
A renewed call from the Canadians for Reconciliation Society, for Premier Christy Clark to to 'offically' acknowledge the 'full' history of both the Chinese and indigenous peoples of British Columbia. Spokesperson Bill Chu says many still aren't aware of the discrimination both groups faced, "We are not just looking for a list of so-called … [Read more...]
“Dark Knight Rises” Casting Call, Photos
September 28, 2011 by
Warner Bros. Pictures has issued an open casting call for "The Dark Knight Rises" (under its code name title "Magnus Rex") which starts shooting in New York City for two weeks starting October 29th. Male and female extras of all ethnicities over the age of 18 are being sought "to play law enforcement within a city besieged by crime and … [Read more...]
Ridley & Tony Scott Play Some “Call of Duty”
September 5, 2011 by
It's one of the biggest franchises of console gaming, now filmmakers Ridley and Tony Scott are set to become involved in the "Call of Duty" series albeit in an unexpected way. Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg used his keynote speech at the "Call of Duty XP" video game festival to announce that the Scott's are creating the exclusive online series … [Read more...]
Man to call Vancouver airport home
August 18, 2011 by
Jaeger Mah isn't leaving Vancouver's airport for the next 80 days. He won a contest to become the airport's official storyteller, and will be staying at the airport's hotel while ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Call them the twisted sisters
August 5, 2011 by
Vancouver twin sisters Jen and Sylvia Soska have taken the next step in their quest to break through in the testosterone-filled world of horror ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
