One of Vancouver's super seniors is celebrating again. Most people Dal Richards' age retired 30 years ago, but as he marks his 95th birthday, the legendary band leader is still working full time! "We're going to be performing at the Panorama Roof of the Hotel Vancouver very soon, and I'm looking forward to that because the happiest 25 years of my … [Read more...]
Strong Adapts Third “Hunger Games” Novel
October 1, 2012 by
Double Emmy-winning "Game Change" and "The Butler" scribe Danny Strong has been hired to pen the scripts for the two-film adaptation of "Mockingjay", the final chapter in "The Hunger Games" franchise at Lionsgate. The news comes from Variety who added that the studio had no comment. The two films are scheduled for a November 21st 2014 and … [Read more...]
Advocate says labour movement going strong in B.C.
September 2, 2012 by
As workers get set to commemorate Labour Day, the president of the BC Federation of Labour says th movement here is going strong. "I think the labour movement today is up and fighting back as best we can on most days. In British Columbia today, we see in many cases workers getting collective agreements with 2.5-percent and 3-percent wage … [Read more...]
‘Consent’ campaign still strong as SlutWalk marches down Vancouver streets
June 30, 2012 by
The rain isn't keeping a crowd of several dozen people from taking part in Vancouver’s second annual SlutWalk. The festivities started with speeches, followed by a march through downtown streets. "Without my consent, I should never ever be touched. It doesn't matter what I portray or what you see. Consent is everything,” says one … [Read more...]
Strong To Pen “Lost Symbol” Adaptation
March 2, 2012 by
Danny Strong ("Recount") has been hired pen the newest draft of the adaptation of Dan Brown's third Robert Langdon book "The Lost Symbol" for Sony Pictures reports Deadline. The story is set around Washington DC where the head of the Smithsonian Institute has been kidnapped and Langdon gets mixed up in a tale blending the Freemasons, Noetic … [Read more...]
Farmiga, Strong Get “Closer To The Moon”
August 10, 2011 by
Vera Farmiga ("Up in the Air") and Mark Strong ("Sherlock Holmes") have joined Nae Caranfil's Russia-set period drama "Closer to the Moon" reports Deadline. Strong plays Max Rosenthal, the former head of a Bucharest police criminal investigation unit. He and four prominent Jews pulled off a bank robbery while assuring the crowds they were filming … [Read more...]
