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Queen of the Hurricanes Elsie MacGill has her heritage moment
For its latest Heritage Minute, Historica Canada dipped into Vancouver’s past, via Fort William, Ont. Queen of the Hurricanes looks at the remarkable career of Elsie MacGill , a Vancouver native who...
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Hollywood North: Superman is coming home to Cloverdale
The Man of Steel will once again be calling Cloverdale home. The city of Surrey and Warner Bros. Television have agreed on three-year temporary use permit that will see the Cloverdale Fairgrounds...
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The Haunting of Bly Manor gets its mix of fear, fun and freaky upper class...
The Haunting of Bly ManorWhen : Oct. 9 Where : Netflix.com Nothing suits a scary story like a British countryside setting. From Straw Dogs to the Wicker Man, going outside the London city limits almost...
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Nominees list for UBCP/ACTRA Awards have been announced
The nominees for the ninth annual UBCP/ACTRA Awards have been announced. The actual awards will be given to B.C.-based actors — including voice and stunt actors — during a virtual event that will...
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Netflix blasts off into song and dance space fantasy with Over the Moon
Netflix Over the MoonWhen: Oct. 24 Where:Netflix.com Face it, the Man in the Moon is cheesy. Chang’e is where it’s at. The Chinese Goddess of the Moon is celebrated by millions all over the world at...
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Hollywood North: B.C. film production recovers to top pre-pandemic levels
Like a digitally animated dinosaur wrecking havoc on an ill-advised theme park, B.C.’s film industry has come roaring back following the COVID-19 shutdown earlier this year to top pre-pandemic levels....
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Young Bowen Island actor takes flight in new space series
Bowen Island’s Ben Daon’s first really big acting break was a two-part exercise. While the 15-year-old West Vancouver Secondary School student was shooting the new Nickelodeon series The Astronauts in...
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New documentary TV series shines bright headlamp on iconic North Shore Search...
Lower Mainlanders who watch local TV news are familiar with the image of a reporter standing in a forest-rimmed parking lot looking into the camera lens and saying: “ North Shore Search and Rescue...
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Hollywood North: Ryan Reynolds films time-travel flick in Vancouver
Social media influencer and gin magnate Ryan Reynolds will step in front of the camera again next week. The Vancouver-born movie star is back in his hometown to star in the Netflix feature The Adam...
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This Week in History: 1948: Vancouverites get their first glimpse of TV, from...
On Nov. 12, 1948, radio technician Ed Mullins went up the mountainside in the British Properties to give Vancouverites a glimpse of the future: “a shimmering patch of light (that) wavered wildly and...
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COVID-19: Good Doctor actor Richard Schiff hospitalized
Actor Richard Schiff, who portrays Dr. Aaron Glassman in the Vancouver-shot TV series The Good Doctor, has been hospitalized after contracting COVID-19. The 65-year-old Schiff, who won an Emmy Award...
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5 things to know about Drinkin' Songs: The Collection by MacKenzie Porter
MacKenzie PorterDrinkin’ Songs | Big Loud RecordsGenre : New country/Crossover pop Key Track : Drinkin’ Songs From Medicine Hat to the land of Big Hats by way of Hollywood North, MacKenzie Porter...
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Hollywood North: Good Doctor actor Richard Schiff leaves Vancouver hospital
Veteran Hollywood actor Richard Schiff has been released from a Vancouver hospital where he had been receiving treatment for COVID-19. Schiff and his wife, actress Sheila Kelley, both tested positive...
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Hollywood North: YouTube filmmaker and director Robert Randall goes global...
YAP TVWhen: Continuing Where:YouTube.com With 1.8 million subscribers and numbers growing every week, YAP TV is a growing online force from Hollywood North. Port Moody filmmaker and director Robert...
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Catherine Lough Haggquist and Alvin Sanders honoured by Union of B.C....
The 9th annual Union of British Columbia Performers (UBCP/ACTRA) awards came complete with a red carpet and familiar B.C. faces on Saturday as the venerable organization, like many others, was forced...
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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs criticizes TV show for failing to acknowledge...
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC ) is joining other Indigenous groups and tribal leaders in asking the ABC Network to “address and rectify its incomplete depiction of violence against women and...
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Hollywood North: The Flash halts filming after positive COVID-19 test
The CW’s The Flash has suspended production in Vancouver after a team member tested positive for COVID-19. Deadline first reported the development on Nov. 29. According to Deadline’s sources, the...
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This Week in History: 1953: Vancouver's first television station starts...
At 6 p.m. on Dec. 16, 1953, Vancouver got local television. “Western Canada’s first television station, CBUT (2) Vancouver, went on the air Wednesday night with a five-hour, all-film program of...
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Bohn feels new season of Restaurants on the Edge is timely for Netflix
Restaurants on the Edge Season 2When : Friday, May 8 Where : Netflix.com Vancouver-based interior designer and House of Bohn founder Karin Bohn is back with restaurateur Nick Liberato and chef Dennis...
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Q&A: Songland winner Madeline Merlo celebrates Champagne Night
Lady Antebellum fans are cranking up the radio when Champagne Night comes on. The Nashville trio’s latest hit comes courtesy of former Maple Ridge resident and country singer Madeline Merlo. The 2015...
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