Production has been abruptly shut down on Albert Hughes' revenge drama "Motor City" at Warner Bros. Pictures. Crew members have been advised to return home says Deadline. Shooting was to kick off on September 17th with Gerard Butler, Mickey Rourke and Adrien Brody starring in the story of man who gets out of prison and is bent on revenge against … [Read more...]
Chumby halts hardware sales, long-term support looking mighty unlikely
April 20, 2012 by
"The site is closed temporarily." Never a good sign, indeed, and particularly not when it's plastered across Chumby's own webstore. For over two days now, that's the message given to anyone attempting to buy hardware from the company, and it looks as if the Chumby we knew may be counting down its final days. A scrappy upstart attempting to bring … [Read more...]
Walkout halts construction at Fortress mill
October 25, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Construction work on the dissolving pulp conversion and biomass cogeneration projects at the Fortress Paper Ltd. (TSX:FTP) mill in Thurso, Que., have been suspended because of a walkout by unionized employees of contractors hired for the job.Fortress Paper said in a news release that it understands the "unexpected walkout" was is a … [Read more...]
Rio Alto Mining halts mining at La Arena
September 29, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Junior miner Rio Alto Mining Ltd. (TSXV:RIO) has temporarily suspended mining activity at its La Arena gold mine near Lima, Peru as workers begin a strike.The company said it is in talks with the government and the local community in an effort to resolve what it has called an illegal work stoppage during the next few days.The suspension … [Read more...]
Disney Halts “Lone Ranger” Production
August 13, 2011 by
Disney Pictures has halted production on Gore Verbinksi's big-budget tentpole "The Lone Ranger" according to the trades. The project stars Armie Hammer as the titular western hero, Johnny Depp as his Native American sidekick Tonto and a supporting cast including Ruth Wilson, Dwight Yoakam, Helena Bonham Carter, James Badge Dale and Barry … [Read more...]
