Around 10,000 people braved the rain Sunday morning for the 27th annual "Walk With The Dragon" along the Seawall in Vancouver.The walk raises money for "SUCCESS" - that money helps fund programs like youth leadership and family counselling for new Canadians.Foundation C.E.O. Clarence Cheng says about $ 415,000 dollars was raised this year - not … [Read more...]
“Dragon Tattoo” Is A Loss For MGM
March 23, 2012 by
Despite a $ 231 million global haul, David Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" adaptation is being written off as a loss for MGM reports Deadline. MGM Holdings CEO Gary Barber says that the movie, which they co-financed, performed "below our expectations and we booked a modest loss.” While he didn't disclose how much of a loss, Barber … [Read more...]
Breathing life into the Year of the Dragon
January 29, 2012 by
Caden Chiu, 4, watched wide-eyed as colourful dragon and lion dancers paraded down the streets of Chinatown Sunday celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year. The parade, one of the largest in North America, drew more than 40,000 people, and marked the Year of the Dragon — the luckiest sign in the Chinese zodiac. Caden’s mom, Lisa Hui, enjoyed … [Read more...]
“Dragon Tattoo” Runtime Debate, New Video
October 22, 2011 by
David Fincher's adaptation of Stieg Larsson's best-selling novel "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" has appeared to have had a relatively smooth run behind-the-scenes so far. Today though came a speed bump - the issue of runtime according to The Playlist. Fincher currently sits on a three hour cut of the film, but Sony Pictures wants a version no … [Read more...]
Johansson Too Sexy For “Dragon Tattoo”
October 18, 2011 by
David Fincher tells Vogue (via Vulture) that one reason Scarlett Johansson didn't land the role of Lisbeth Salander in his film adaptation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was because of her sex appeal. "Scarlett Johansson was great. It was a great audition, I'm telling you. But the thing with Scarlett is, you can't wait for her to take her … [Read more...]
Nuance Dragon Dictate 2.5 for Mac review
September 6, 2011 by
Voice recognition. Or, more specifically, speech recognition. It's one of those technological wonders that we all seem to take for granted, while simultaneously throwing laughter its way for not being nearly sophisticated enough. Anyone that's used an early generation Ford SYNC system -- or pretty much any vehicular voice command system -- knows … [Read more...]
Fincher’s “Dragon Tattoo” Character Profiles
August 11, 2011 by
Sony Pictures has updated the official site for David Fincher’s adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" to include 18 character profiles exploring all the main characters in the film from Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander to the various members of the Vanger clan, Nils Bjurman, Miriam Wu, Hans-Erik Wennerström and … [Read more...]
Walk with the Dragon fundraiser is a roaring success
July 18, 2011 by
More than 13,000 people showed up Sunday to Walk with the Dragon in Stanley Park, raising more money than organizers had anticipated."We raised about $ 450,000 this time, actually exceeding our ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
