A Vancouver-based musician is hours from hosting the largest concert ever at Stanley Park. Sarah McLachlan and friends,including Bryan Adams, Jann Arden, Stevie Nicks and former President Bill Clinton have come together to raise money for McLachlan's ten year old school of music. "There's a great deal of excitement about him coming and he's one of … [Read more...]
Foul play not suspected in death of kayaker
September 12, 2012 by
Dease Lake RCMP say foul play is not suspected in the death of a kayaker in Stikine Canyon, between Highway 37 and Telegraph Creek. His body was found by rafters yesterday. Police determined he'd been kayaking with friends earlier in the week. After their successful run down the river, he returned for a second ride on his own. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Paul McCartney to play BC Place
September 7, 2012 by
He's a living legend and he's coming back to Vancouver after a nearly 50-year absence. Paul McCartney has booked a concert at BC Place for November 25th. Promoter Paul Haagenson says it will be special because the Beatle hasn't performed in Vancouver since 1964. "This is a big deal. A new chapter in Vancouver musical history. Make no mistake. This … [Read more...]
Michael Douglas To Play Ronald Reagan
August 29, 2012 by
Michael Douglas is in discussions to star as actor-turned-U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the $ 10 million indie drama "Reykjavik" for Participant Media says The Hollywood Reporter. The story is set over several says in 1986 when Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met for talks in a spa in the Icelandic capital to iron out peace against … [Read more...]
Farmiga To Play Psycho’s Norma Bates
August 28, 2012 by
She got her start on television in shows like "Roar" with Heath Ledger and the "Touching Evil" remake with Jeffrey 'Burn Notice' Donovan, now Vera Farmiga is coming back to the small screen for A&E's "Bates Motel" says The Live Feed. Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic "Psycho", the show is described as a contemporary exploration of … [Read more...]
Google Play Music app updated for Google TV, Play video content now streaming to Chromebooks
August 24, 2012 by
Good news for people who love good news -- Google has just thrown some bug fixes at its Play Music app with Google TV support that launched late last year. Point being, Google TV users can now fire up the app and stream their stored tunes to the speakers connected to their entertainment system. In related news, GigaOM has spotted that the latest … [Read more...]
Akinnuoye-Agbaje To Play Thor’s ‘Kurse’
August 23, 2012 by
"Lost" and "G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra" star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is set to play the secondary villain in the Alan Taylor-directed upcoming sequel "Thor: The Dark World" at Marvel Studios and Disney says Variety. Christopher Eccleston stars as the primary villain Malekith the Accursed, the ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim. Agbaje will … [Read more...]
Nexus Q repurposed to play Pong, games with your heart (video)
July 13, 2012 by
Google's mysterious, if not ominous Nexus Q has already been hacked to launch apps of varied origins, but there's one particular app that stands above all: Pong. Or, Brick Defender -- you know, what's a generic title amongst friends? BrickSimple managed to hack the Q for Pong playback, using the spinning top (read: volume wheel) to move the lower … [Read more...]
Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin
July 10, 2012 by
Nina Arianda, who just won the Best Actress Tony for her work on the stage in "Venus In Fur", will make her screen debut as 1960's rock icon Janis Joplin in a new biopic about the singer reports Deadline. "Martha Marcy May Marlene" director Sean Durkin will helm the sub-$ 20 million project which deals with the final six months of the singer’s … [Read more...]
Aaron Eckhart To Play Prez In “Olympus”
June 23, 2012 by
Aaron Eckhart ("The Dark Knight") is set to play the U.S. President in Antoine Fuqua's "Olympus Has Fallen" for Millennium Films says Variety. Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt penned the script about a Secret Service agent (Gerard Butler) who becomes America's only hope when the White House is overtaken by terrorists. Shooting kicks off … [Read more...]
