April 26, 2024

Residents split over proposed Brentwood Town Centre redevelopment

Opinion was largely split at a public hearing at Burnaby City Hall over a proposed redevelopment of Brentwood Town Centre Tuesday evening.Developers propose building a revamped shopping centre and condos, the largest of which would be a 70-storey tower.The tens of thousands of new residents the development would bring is leaving some locals … [Read more...]

Third “Hunger Games” Split In Two

Filming hasn't even begun on the adaptation of "Catching Fire", the second book in Suzanne Collins’ "The Hunger Games" trilogy, yet Lionsgate is already making plans for the third. The studio has announced today that, following in the wake of "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" before it, they intend to split the final book into two separate films. … [Read more...]

Liberals, NDP split over environmental reviews

  Environment Minister Terry Lake is applauding the federal government for streamlining environmental reviews of major projects. Lake says BC has advocated a one project-one process review for some time. "......We have a very rigorous and comprehensive environmental assessment here in British Columbia, we think it makes sense to reduce the … [Read more...]

“Cloud Atlas” Directors Split Their Duties

The ambitious adaptation of David Mitchell's novel "Cloud Atlas" for Warner Bros. Pictures and Focus International is getting split into two, at least behind the scenes according to The Hollywood Reporter. Filmmakers Tom Tykwer and the Wachowski siblings will shoot parallel to each other using two separate film crews. Though not confirmed, it's … [Read more...]