Scott Thompson's Buddy Cole Monologues addresses psychic fallout of AIDS era
Scott Thompson’s Après le DélugeThe Buddy Cole MonologuesWhen : Sept. 19 to 21, 8 p.m. Where : The Cultch Historic Theatre Tickets and info : From $26, at thecultch.com The character Charles...
View ArticleTwo B.C. women to appear on new season of ABC's The Bachelor
Two B.C. women — one a blogger and the other a pilot — will take flight in the upcoming season of ABC’s The Bachelor, competing for pilot Peter Weber’s heart. Mykenna Dorn of Langley and Alexis Thind...
View ArticleAlex Trebek makes Kelowna woman's day with hand-signed photo and personal note
Alex Trebek may be battling pancreatic cancer and taking countless get-well notes from his legion of fans, but he still took the time to personally thank a young Kelowna woman for her thoughtful gift....
View ArticleFeminist Live Reads tackles Some Like it Hot at VIFF Live
VIFF Live: Feminist Live Reads Some Like It HotWhen : Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m. Where : Rio Theatre, 1660 E. Broadway Tickets and info : $20 at viff.org Obviously, the Vancouver International Film Festival...
View ArticlePlanning a winter road trip in B.C.? Watch Highway Thru Hell first
Highway Thru HellWhen: Monday nights at 7 p.m. Where: Discovery Channel (check local listings) Anyone who’s driven the Coquihalla Highway in the winter will be able to relate to Highway Thru Hell. Now...
View ArticleHollywood North: Felicity Huffman's daughter filming Twilight Zone in Vancouver
While her mother counts the days before the start of a prison sentence, Sophia Macy, one of the students at the centre of the U.S. college admissions scandal, is stepping in front of the camera in...
View ArticleSPARK Animation conference draws big name players to Hollywood North
SPARK AnimationWhen : Oct. 24- 27, various times Where : Emily Carr University, 520 E. 1st Ave. and other venues Tickets and info : Sparkanimation.ca In 1934, Walt Disney decided that the studio...
View ArticleTown Talk: Jammies-clad celebrants benefit Covenant House
COLD COMFORT: Actors Rebecca and Todd Talbot, who met in an Arts Club staging of West Side Story, headed for Vancouver’s East Side recently to help youngsters stay on the safe side. Held in CF...
View ArticleSupernatural star arrested outside Texas bar: TMZ report
Jared Padalecki, who plays Sam Winchester on the long-running Vancouver-film television series Supernatural, is reportedly facing multiple charges following a ruckus outside an Austin, Texas bar early...
View ArticleHollywood North faces huge environmental challenges
Hollywood North is big business for B.C., but so too is its carbon footprint. Film and TV productions, on average, produce around 500 metric tonnes of CO2 per production, or the equivalent of 108 cars...
View ArticleNetflix aims for the best stories in global animation
Melissa Cobb is vice-president for original animation at Netflix. Before taking on her present position in September 2017, the industry veteran held senior management positions at the Walt Disney...
View Article5 Disney+ shows to watch
There are all the other streaming services. Then there is Disney+ . Without doubt, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and the newly launched Apple TV Plus are all jittery with the arrival of the Magic...
View ArticleTown Talk: Vancouver Chinatown Foundation gala raises $5.5 million
PENDER’S BIG SPENDERS: Time was when future notables vacated downtown theatres and bars to dine on neon-glittering, late-night Pender Street. That migration reversed recently when Lieutenant-Governor...
View ArticleHollywood North: UBCP/ACTRA honours best in film, TV
Hollywood North’s best and brightest were honoured Saturday at the UBCP / ACTRA awards in Vancouver. Camille Sullivan was named best actress for her starring role in the comedy-drama Kingsway, while...
View ArticleSupergirl star opens up about being a victim of domestic violence
Supergirl actress Melissa Benoist has opened up about her experience as a domestic violence victim in a hard-hitting new online video. Benoist, who films The CW superhero TV series in Vancouver, has...
View ArticleThe 11th-annual YouTube Rewind reveals Canadians' favourites
YouTube has released its lists for the 11th-annual YouTube Rewind documenting Canadian viewing trends in 2019. While there is no shortage of globally trending material highlights in our national...
View ArticleTown Talk: West side restaurateur feeds east side kids
ANOTHER JOE: As well as serving his Hawksworth and Nightingale restaurants’ affluent diners, David Hawksworth squeezed in a catering gig at Britannia Secondary’s east Vancouver campus recently. There...
View ArticlePixomondo Vancouver's VFX breakdown reel for Apple TV's See really rocks
The Vancouver-shot Apple TV original series See stars Alfre Woodard and Jason Momoa. It premiered on the streaming platform on Nov. 1. The story follows a society in a distant future where the human...
View ArticleB.C. actor Sandy Sidhu steps into the spotlight in new TV drama Nurses
NursesSeason 1 premiere, Jan. 6When: Mondays, 8 p.m. Where: Global Sandy Sidhu recalls the audition for the role of Nazneen Khan on the new medical drama Nurses as being one of the easiest of her...
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