April 26, 2024

Making Sure Your ‘Night Out’ Is Enjoyable, Cost Effective & Fun

Pexels Most of us have all enjoyed a night out with our friends, where one too many beers are consumed and risky spending choices are made. Being inebriated or simply drunk from the pleasure of good company means that you’re likely to spend money on things that might not be worthwhile, such as a large takeaway feast with little nutritional value, … [Read more...]

“Speed,” “Slave,” “Kon-Tiki” Set Dates

A bunch of release date news and changes to report today. The Weinstein Company has scheduled the Oscar-nominated Norwegian historical action adventure "Kon-Tiki" for a U.S. release on April 26th. The English-language version, shot simultaneously with the Norwegian version, is the one being released. Sony Pictures has moved up the ensemble … [Read more...]

Dates: Wolf, Bling, Now, Guns, Kick-Ass

A couple of key release date changes and announcements today: Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street" has finally settled on a November 15th release date. Universal has pushed back the "Kick-Ass" sequel by nearly two months. It will now open August 16th. Due to that date change, the Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg-led "2 Guns" has been … [Read more...]

Dates set for Federal Court Judicial Review of HD Mining jobs

It's another legal loss for the operators of a new underground coal mine in northern BC. A Federal Court judge has authorized a judicial review sought by two building trades unions into the federal program letting HD Mining hire more than 200 Chinese employees for work that may have been done by Canadians.   The three-day review … [Read more...]

“Midnight,” “Jasmine,” “Excited” Set Dates

Sony Pictures Classics has the rights to three of the most anticipated art house films this year from three high-profile auteurs. Today, they locked down their North American release dates. First up is Richard Linklater's "Before Midnight," the sequel to the acclaimed "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset." SPC will roll the film out in a limited … [Read more...]

New Trance, Dead, Spidey, Vice, Captain Dates

This coming April 5th has suddenly become a fairly big release date. With "The Heat" the other day being pushed to later in the year, the date was left empty with no wide releases slotted in. Both Fox Searchlight and Sony have moved in quick though. Searchlight quickly slotted in Danny Boyle's upcoming thriller "Trance" for the date. Soon … [Read more...]

New Dates: jOBS, Counselor, Grudge, Ghosts

A couple of important release date announcements have come up today. First up, Open Road has set the Ashton Kutcher-led Steve Jobs biopic "jOBS" for an April 19th 2013 release. The film premieres Friday at the Sundance Film Festival. Next, November 15th is looking very crowded as two more films are joining the already announced Julian Assange … [Read more...]

“Dexter,” “Borgias,” “Dome” Air Dates

Showtime is shaking up its airing schedule, moving up the eighth and potentially final season of "Dexter" to air three months early. "Dexter" will premiere on June 30th, and will be used as a platform to launch the Liev Schreiber-led drama "Ray Donovan" which will premiere the following hour on the same day. The third season of "Homeland" is set … [Read more...]

“End of Watch” Re-Released, IFC Sets Dates

Surprising many with both very strong reviews and solid box-office, David Ayer's R-rated cop drama "End of Watch" is headed back to the big screen on December 7th. Open Road Films is planning to take advantage of the fairly dead post-Thanksgiving time to give its Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña-led film another shot at awards consideration. On … [Read more...]

“Hour,” “Ripper,” “Spies” Premiere Dates

BBC America have announced premiere dates for their winter season. Things kick off with the six episode, second season of "The Hour" on November 28th. That's followed by the eight episode, first season of the Victorian-era police drama "Ripper Street" starring Matthew Macfadyen. It is set to premiere January 19th. Then comes the two-part … [Read more...]