March 29, 2024

VPD seaching for car thief who caused traffic chaos

Vancouver Police say the search is still on for brazen car thief. It all started after 4:00 this afternoon when police say a man forced a woman into the passenger seat of a  car at Kingsway and Boundary and took off -- smashing into two cars and two buses before colliding with a car at Tyne and 50th where he allegedly sprinted from the … [Read more...]

Kaufman Adapts “Chaos Walking” Series

Charlie Kaufman ("Being John Malkovich," "Adaptation") has been hired to pen an adaptation of "The Knife of Never Letting Go", the first book in Patrick Ness' award-winning, best-selling young adult novel trilogy "Chaos Walking" for Lionsgate reports Deadline. The story is set in a dystopian future when humans have colonised a distant earth-like … [Read more...]

Lionsgate Adapts “Chaos Walking” Trilogy

Lionsgate has scored worldwide rights to develop, produce and distribute a film series based on Patrick Ness' award-winning, best-selling young adult novel trilogy "Chaos Walking". The story is set in a dystopian future when humans have colonised a distant earth-like planet. When an infection called the Noise suddenly makes all thought audible, … [Read more...]

City police officers recount riot chaos

Hordes of angry people darting among clouds of gas as overturned cars burn and beer bottles and smoke fill the air. One police officer described Vancouver’s riot as like something from the set of a Hollywood movie. “When we turned onto Nelson Street, it was like a scene from Universal Studios,” said Const. Laura Jacquet, one of three Vancouver … [Read more...]