April 19, 2024

“Arrested Development” Season 4 Extended

Netflix has yet to officially make a decision on the number, but it turns out "Arrested Development" creator and show runner Mitch Hurwitz has enough material to create more episodes than originally planned for the upcoming fourth season. A recent interview with David Cross for Rolling Stone was the first indication that the ten-episode plan with … [Read more...]

Provincial fire crews contract extended thanks to dry weather

It may be fall, but higher than normal temperatures mean the fire danger rating remains high for much of the province. Provincial Fire Information Officer Michaela Swan says even though it's not unheard of to have a fire season extend this late into the year, the province isn't taking any chances. "We actually have extra air tankers online, as well … [Read more...]

An Extended First Look At “Les Miserables”

Universal has released an extended first look featurette at the making of Tom Hopper's "Les Miserables" adaptation. The focus is on the fact that production involves entirely live singing, no pre-precordings as is usually done with film musicals. As a result the actors were allowed to experiment much more with the songs, trying different tempos … [Read more...]

“Raiders” Extended, “Halloween” Re-Released

After seemingly finishing its "one-week-only" re-release in 267 Imax theaters, Paramount Pictures confirmed on Friday that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" will continue playing this weekend. In fact, the re-release of the 1981 adventure classic is being expanded to some non-Imax screens which brings the total screen number above 300. In its first week … [Read more...]

Vancouver councillor wants seawall extended

Vancouver councillor George Affleck wants the seawall extended from Kitsilano to Jericho. He's bringing forward a motion to council next week. Affleck says the seawall is the most heavily used and internationally renowned part of Vancouver. He says the portion between Kits and Jericho is the "...great missing link to 22 kilometres of pure … [Read more...]

“Game of Thrones” Season Finale Extended

Following in the wake of Sunday night's epic 'Blackwater' episode, HBO has confirmed that this coming Sunday's finale of the second season of "Game of Thrones" will clock in at 64 minutes as opposed to the usual 54 minutes. The ten minutes extra will allow various story lines more time to wrap up ahead of the third season next April. Several key … [Read more...]

A lot of new bills may mean the legislative session could be extended

The spring session of the legislature may be extended to deal with a raft of new government bills.  The Liberals have introduced 14 new bills in the past nine days, with more to come this week and only 11 debating days left on the calendar.  The NDP worries the government will cut off debate to get the bills through.   Liberal … [Read more...]

Extended “Walking Dead” Season Two Promo

AMC's "The Walking Dead" is still in the midst of production on the second season due to begin in October. Behind-the-scenes the show is a mess right now, The Hollywood Reporter saying that AMC’s president Charlie Collier and head of programming Joel Stillerman visited the Atlanta set yesterday to talk with disgruntled cast and crew upset over the … [Read more...]