April 25, 2024

Several Marvel Superhero Film Updates

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Toby Jones has confirmed that he will reprise the role of the villain Armin Zola in the upcoming "Captain America" sequel. [Source: Hey U Guys] Iron Man 3 Whenever I visited Los Angeles from 1999 to about 2006, I would regularly stay at the Hollywood Orchid Suites right near Grauman's Chinese. Now, the hotel … [Read more...]

PSA: Apple’s iPhone 5 now showing ‘In Stock’ status in several countries

Given that it's Apple's biggest rollout ever of an iPhone, it's actually fairly impressive that the iPhone 5 is now listed as "in stock" across many countries (United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand, to name a few). Toss in the whole "holiday season" thing, and it's crystal clear that the company has its supply chain humming in … [Read more...]

Two Langley men facing charges relating to several property crimes

Two Langley men are facing charges in connection with a number of property crimes. 73 year old Roeloff Dendryver and 30 year Derek Hall are the accused. Hall is alleged to have offered to do some engine work on a truck in 2011 and later -- to have reported the truck stolen. Corporal Holly Marks says in March of this year, Dendryver went to a local … [Read more...]

Gov’t aims to seize several properties

BC's latest civil forfeiture claim involves a woman accused of purchasing property in Kelowna, Vancouver and Richmond... with money linked to crime. The province is looking to seize properties located on Burrard Street in Vancouver and Marin Crescent in Kelowna, as well as two others in Richmond.... along Gilbert Road and Granville Avenue. Another … [Read more...]

Several New Photos From “The Hobbit”

Entertainment Weekly has posted up ten new photos from the first of Peter Jackson's two films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". The photos showcase Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Ian McKellen), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), Elrond (Hugo Weaving) and several of the dwarves. Below are a sampling of the stills, click any of … [Read more...]

Several Studios To Skip Comic Con’s Hall H

Warner Bros. Pictures and Disney Pictures look to be the must-see film-related panels in the 6,000-seat Hall H at this year's San Diego Comic Con, a year in which several of the major studios look to be opting out. Variety reports that Warners has reserved a three-hour block Saturday with presentations for Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An … [Read more...]

B.C. windstorm knocks out power, several ferry sailings cancelled

VANCOVUER, B.C. - A windstorm lashing B.C.'s south coast has knocked out power to at least 44,000 people and forced the cancellation of several B.C. Ferry sailings. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for the region, with winds on Vancouver Island and the Metro Vancouver regions expected to reach up to 100 kilometres an hour in some … [Read more...]

Two crashes leave one dead, several injured

VANCOUVER - Police in B.C.'s Lower Mainland are investigating two separate crashes that killed one person and sent several others to hospital.RCMP say poor weather and speed may have contributed to a fatal crash around 9:30 p.m. last night in Langley.An 18-year-old passenger was declared dead at the scene after a BMW went off the road, hit and tree … [Read more...]