March 28, 2024

Tim Burton Next Directing “Big Eyes”

Tim Burton has set "Big Eyes" as his next directorial effort. Christoph Waltz and Amy Adams will star in the project about Margaret and Walter Keane, the artists whose paintings of large eyed children became one of the first mass marketed art sensations in the 50s and 60s. Walter was the marketing genius and a full fledged celebrity. His shy … [Read more...]

Script News: Amelia, Pixar, Priority, Eyes

Amelia Rules Vivek Tiwary is set to produce film and TV adaptations of Jimmy Gownley’s graphic novel series "Amelia Rules!." The books follow a young girl as she navigates through a new town, a new school and the everyday trials of adolescence. Tiwary plans to secure the involvement of musicians in acting roles as well as musical composition and … [Read more...]

Burnaby eyes New West police as an option to RCMP

Burnaby's mayor says his city is working with others to determine their policing options and possibly move away from using the RCMP. Derek Corrigan says they all want to be on the same page when it comes to what the costs are. But the various cities may take different options.  "In the case of Richmond they may be looking for an amalgamation … [Read more...]

Casting News: Eyes, Coffee, Night

In Your Eyes Mark Feuerstein has joined Brin Hill's soon-to-shoot romantic sci-fi indie "In Your Eyes" which Joss Whedon wrote. He'll shoot his role before he returns to filming on the fourth season of "Royal Pains". Michael Stahl-David and Zoe Kazan play two people who live on opposite sides of the country and share a powerful connection, as … [Read more...]

Casting: Indigo, Wonderstone, Eyes

Mood Indigo French actor/comedian Omar Sy has joined the cast of Michel Gondry's upcoming adaptation of the late French author Boris Vian's sci-fi/fantasy novel "Mood Indigo, Foam of the Daze" (aka. "Froth on the Daydream"). Audrey Tatou and Roman Duris also star in the decidedly weird story involving marriage, murder and flowers. [Source: Shadow … [Read more...]

Witherspoon, Reynolds Team For “Big Eyes”

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Reynolds are set to play Margaret and Walter Keane in an indie biopic about the famous art couple reports Reuters. The Keane's work, especially paintings of doe-eyed children, became a pop-culture phenomenon in the 1950s and 1960s. However their home life was anything but so pleasant. Margaret was the artist but her … [Read more...]

Billboards still hurt their eyes

A Vancouver City Councillor is trying to address the complaints he says are still coming in about the bright lights around BC Place. It's been more than three months since people living near the newly renovated stadium started complaining that its billboards were keeping them up at night.   Geoff Meggs says that issue hasn't gone away and … [Read more...]

Whedon’s Bellwether Gets “In Your Eyes”

Joss Whedon surprised the hell out of everyone the other week when he revealed that despite his "The Avengers" commitments keeping him occupied, he recently shot a film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" on the quick and in secret with some of his regular TV actors. Now, he and Kai Cole’s Bellwether Pictures have announced their … [Read more...]

Father of abducted B.C. boy eyes council seat

VANCOUVER - The father of a three-year-old B.C. boy abducted in September says he's going to run for municipal council during elections this November.Paul Hebert says he wanted to serve Sparwood, a community located in the province's south-east, long before his son, Kienan, was abducted in September.But Hebert says he grew proud of his community … [Read more...]

HAPMAP navigational system keeps your eyes on the prize, your hands on the route (video)

Alternative navigational systems aren't exactly new, but the concept shown here just might have wings. HAPMAP was one of a handful of projects selected for demonstration at SIGGRAPH's E-tech event, aiming to keep a human's eye away from the map (and in turn, on whatever's in front of them) by developing a system that guides via haptics. With a … [Read more...]