Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") is said to be the big contender to replace Will Smith's daughter Willow in the upcoming "Annie" musical remake at Sony Pictures. The remake will be based on the musical stage play about a young girl who escapes from her orphanage and is rescued by a billionaire. This take will be … [Read more...]
Mozilla launches Firefox OS Simulator 1.0 into the wild, alongside per-window private browsing for nightlies
December 24, 2012 by
We knew it was en route, and now developers anxious to try out potential apps for Firefox OS can finally get to cracking without the need to source any additional hardware. The 1.0 build of the Firefox OS Simulator enables devs to test their programs for the outfit's new mobile OS without having to find a compatible phone. Mozilla's calling this a … [Read more...]
Wild dog spotted in Stanley Park
December 5, 2012 by
Bad weather, tourists and rude joggers are not the only threats facing users of Vancouver's Stanley Park this month. A coyote is making regular daylight appearances near Malkin Bowl at the south entrance --prompting warnings for people with children and pets to be careful. This particular wild dog has already been preying on … [Read more...]
Hornby, Witherspoon To Go “Wild”
December 1, 2012 by
Author Nick Hornby has signed on to pen the script adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's inspiring memoir "Wild" at Pacific Standard and River Road Entertainment. The story follows a woman who tries to rebuild her shattered life by taking on an 1100-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to … [Read more...]
“Southern Wild” Director Begins Follow-Up
September 26, 2012 by
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" director Benh Zeitlin is heading back to Louisiana to work on his next project following in the wake of the success of that award winner at Sundance earlier this year. The AFP reports that Zeitlin is aiming to use the same production team and cast in the new and currently untitled project. The story is being … [Read more...]
HTC One X sold early at AT&T, spotted in the wild
May 21, 2012 by
HTC's hotly anticipated One X isn't supposed to ship to AT&T customers until May 6th, but there's a reason we're emphasizing the whole "supposed" thing. One lucky reader has managed to convince one particular store to sell them a handset early, with $ 199 (and a new two-year agreement) being all it took to grab hold of what'll undoubtedly be … [Read more...]
Wild night in Surrey
March 24, 2012 by
It was a wild night on the streets of Surrey. RCMP there are investigating two seperate cases where people were run over during fights. Inspector Dan Splinter says a teenage girl has serious injuries after being mowed down in the area of 102A Avenue and 133A Street about midnight. "It initially came in to us as possible gunshots. The gunshots … [Read more...]
Wild wedding tour hits YVR
September 1, 2011 by
A couple from Manchester, England, held a faux wedding ceremony at the Vancouver airport yesterday as part of their two-year trip around the world to find the perfect location for their nuptials. Alex Pelling, 31, and Lisa Gant, 29, held their sixth wedding at the Vancouver International Airport with Live@YVR winner Jaeger Mah hosting the … [Read more...]
Exclusive: HTC Holiday for AT&T in the wild — 4G LTE, 1.2GHz, 4.5-inch qHD display
August 27, 2011 by
Looks like AT&T's fall lineup will include at least one slab of irresistible. The so-called HTC Holiday is indeed real, and it'll soon be gracing Ma Bell's airwaves -- and not just the HSPA+ ones, either. We've confirmed that the Holiday will be amongst the first handsets to launch in AT&T's LTE markets, bringing with it a rather gargantuan … [Read more...]
Exclusive: HTC Puccini in the wild, AT&T LTE support confirmed!
August 25, 2011 by
Have a gander. Take as long as you need. That, friends, is the AT&T-bound HTC Puccini, and it'll be the first tablet to hit Ma Bell with inbuilt LTE support. According to our sources, the Android-based slate is currently in testing, and should be hitting the markets in the not-too-distant future. 'Course, AT&T just started shipping its … [Read more...]
