The same year Vancouver had a riot, the city's top cops got a pay raise. In 2010, Police Chief Jim Chu made 311-thousand dollars. In 2011, he got a 3-thousand dollar upgrade, and earned 314-thousand. The Department's next top earner last year was Deputy Chief Doug Lepard. He earned 223-thousand, down 15-grand from the … [Read more...]
New Disney Fantasy Tech Innovations Revealed
March 4, 2012 by
With its inaugural cruise just weeks away, get a sneak peak inside Disney Fantasy, and the technological innovations that make Disney magic happen. Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
VIDEO: The Real Housewives of Vancouver revealed
February 29, 2012 by
Get ready to go on a wild ride with the Real Housewives of Vancouver. The upcoming Canuck version of the popular Real Housewives franchise in the U.S. — which has made stops in locations including New Jersey, Orange County and New York City — will make its debut April 4 at 9 p.m. on Slice. Its five stars were revealed Tuesday: Free-spirited … [Read more...]
Cost of BC trade mission revealed
January 23, 2012 by
BC Premier Christy Clark's Asian trade mission in November cost taxpayers over 600-thousand dollars. That figure includes travel costs for the premier, ministers Pat Bell and Mike de Jong, and support staff. Six thousand dollars in gifts were also handed out, and the province spent over 14 thousand in translation services. A report into the … [Read more...]
Prologue From “Knight Rises” Revealed
December 9, 2011 by
The six-minute IMAX prologue to "The Dark Knight Rises" was screened for select Los Angeles press last night and while blow-by-blow descriptions are not allowed, very general descriptions have been. Here's a quick summary of what we can expect: SPOILERS START * * The film briefly starts with Jim Gordon giving the eulogy for Harvey Dent … [Read more...]
“Skyfall” Pool Shoot, McCrory Revealed
December 5, 2011 by
Shooting on the next James Bond film took place at London’s Canary Wharf on Friday, specifically at the local branch of the Four Seasons hotel reports Bond23.net. The single day shoot around the infinity pool involved what looked like Daniel Craig doing laps. The windows in the pool area were blacked out to likely allow the location to double for … [Read more...]
“Trek 2” Villain Revealed? Not So Fast
December 4, 2011 by
It's a back and forth that engaged many of the film blogosphere's biggest writers on Friday night in Twitter conversation. It started with Latino Review reporting that Benicio Del Toro will be playing Khan Noonien Singh in J.J. Abrams' upcoming sequel to "Star Trek." LR's has a very strong track record with this sort of thing so this is more than … [Read more...]
Craig Talks, Opening Revealed For “Bond 23”?
September 29, 2011 by
He spent much of "From Russia with Love" and part of "The World is Not Enough" there, now James Bond is returning to Istanbul for a quick visit in the upcoming "Bond 23". MI6-HQ.com reports that the opening scenes for the next 007 instalment will be shot in the Turkish metropolis in November. Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Günay says "The … [Read more...]
More “Avengers” Art, Skrulls Revealed?
August 31, 2011 by
Both some new artwork and video game stills for the upcoming "The Avengers" film have given us a better glimpse of the antagonists of the upcoming superhero team-up epic. First up more promo artwork for the tie-in comic book "Road to the Avengers" has emerged with both a new shot of the gang along with a good quality shot of Loki's appearance in … [Read more...]
