April 19, 2024

Detective Mike Hammer Gets Rebooted

Warner Bros. Pictures, Film 360 and Thunder Road have acquired the film rights to the Mickey Spillane mystery novel series featuring his iconic private investigator character Mike Hammer reports Deadline. Starting with 1947's "I, The Jury", Hammer was a prototype for the hardboiled tough guy private eye, a physical solitary man who had no qualms … [Read more...]

Lawyer slams RCMP raids; Mounties hammer out new social media policy

The lawyer who represents families of missing and murdered women at the Oppal Inquiry is demanding answers, after the home of a man who helped expose the online sexual activities of an RCMP officer was raided. Cameron Ward wants to know why the RCMP is going to such lengths to carry out a seven member raid on a private residence. Ward says he has … [Read more...]

Man injured in hammer attack

Vancouver Police are looking for a suspect in a hammer attack. Constable Brian Montague says just after seven o' clock last night, a 61 year old man was approached by another man in the 13 hundred block of Odlum Drive. "The victim suffered injuries to the right side of his face and ear and was taken to hospital for stitches. He is extremely … [Read more...]

Kitsch, Hammer, Hedlund Are “Catching Fire”?

Taylor Kitsch ("John Carter"), Armie Hammer ("The Social Network"), and Garrett Hedlund ("Tron Legacy") are all reportedly vying to play the role of Finnick Odair in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" at Lionsgate reports E! News. In the books, Odair is a handsome and tan 24-year-old from District 4 who won the annual Hunger Games ten years earlier … [Read more...]

Thunder hammer Excelsiors in Mann Cup opener

LANGLEY, B.C. - Alex Turner scored three goals and added three assists as the Langley Thunder whipped the Brampton Excelsiors 11-3 in the opening game of the Mann Cup Senior A lacrosse national championship Wednesday night.Kyle McEwen, Athan Iannucci and Rob Van Beek added two goals each for Langley. Andrew Potter, with the winning goal that, and … [Read more...]