Christina Ricci is starring in Sarah Spillane's Australian feel-good film "Around the Block" for Arclight Films says Inside Film. Ricci plays an unconventional American drama teacher who develops a friendship with 16-year-old Australian-Aboriginal boy Liam (Hunter Page-Lochard) who is torn between his unexpected love of theatre and the … [Read more...]
Andrew Fleming Goes On A “Guys Night”
June 3, 2012 by
Andrew Fleming ("The Craft," "Hamlet 2") is set to helm the comedy "Guys Night" at Millennium Films says Variety. Chris Baldi penned the story of four guys stuck in dead-end jobs and even less successful relationships who hear about a mystery island off the coast of New Jersey where anything goes. One night, they set off in search of adventure … [Read more...]
Spielberg’s “E.T.” Goes Blu In October
May 31, 2012 by
A while back film fans were lamenting the fact that Steven Spielberg had only taken brief dips into the waters of high-definition. At the time "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" were the only films he directed that were available on Blu-ray. Well the man has made up for that shortfall … [Read more...]
Anthony Hopkins Goes Bad In “RED 2”
May 24, 2012 by
Sir Anthony Hopkins is in negotiations to join the cast of Dean Parisot's "RED 2" at Summit Entertainment says Heat Vision. The film brings back the team of retired CIA operatives (Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren) as they use their old-school style to take on a new set of enemies all across Europe. Hopkins would play Edward Bailey, … [Read more...]
The NDP’s Energy critic accuses the Premier of “making it up as she goes along”
May 24, 2012 by
The NDP's Energy critic is shaking his head over the Premier's comments on her government's decision to over rule the BC Utlities Commission. John Horgan says it simply wasn't accurate for the premier to say the BCUC wanted to hike hydro rates by 50%, when it was BC Hydro applying for a 32% increase. Horgan says her comments on … [Read more...]
Nicholas Sparks’ “Rescue” Goes German
May 15, 2012 by
Germany’s Senator Film is planning to adapt "The Lucky One" and "Dear John" author Nicholas Sparks' 2000 novel "The Rescue" into a German-language feature says The Hollywood Reporter. The story follows a firefighter who falls in love with a single mother, with the action to be shifted from North Carolina to Germany and set to be shot on location. … [Read more...]
Tatum Goes Down To The “White House”
May 15, 2012 by
In an unusual pairing, Channing Tatum is teaming with Roland Emmerich for the latter's new action thriller "White House Down" at Sony Pictures says Heat Vision. Tatum would play a Secret Service agent and single dad who must save the president when his official residence is taken over by paramilitary group. James Vanderbilt penned the … [Read more...]
Barobo’s Mobot goes up for pre-order, slinks toward your impressionable children (video)
April 19, 2012 by
In what may be the first notable instance of a product actually losing the "i" in favor of building out its own persona, Barobo's iMobot is not only not going by Mobot, but it's also up for pre-order. The modular robotics platform can be claimed for $ 269.95 (with extension plates and the like available as optional extras), and we're told by the … [Read more...]
Aquitted Air India suspect goes to court to try and get back millions in legal costs.
April 17, 2012 by
BC's highest court has reserved judgment on the latest legal action taken by acquitted Air India suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik. Less than two months after he re-paid a government loan covering legal fees during his trial, Malik is trying to get that 6.3-million dollars back. The money, which includes interest, came from February's … [Read more...]
Highway 1 off-ramp goes back to the future
April 16, 2012 by
There is a big change planned for early Tuesday morning (5am) on the Surrey side of the Port Mann Bridge. Pam Ryan of the Transportation Investment Corporation says the off-ramp for 152nd Street is being moved from the left-hand to the right-hand side of the freeway, Well, we're certainly hopeful that because it's more standard, it's a … [Read more...]
