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COVID-19: A reality film series set's safety is a key priority
Thunderbird Entertainment president Mark Miller co-founded Great Pacific Television with fellow TV veteran Blair Reekie to become a specialist in factual TV. A former BCTV Parliament Hill reporter and...
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Away showcases Oscar-winner Hilary Swank in a command performance
AwayWhen : Sept. 4 Where : NetflixInfo : Netflix On a sound stage at North Shore Studios it’s time to blast-off. Those of us not in the cast of Netflix’s new space-based drama Away are huddled behind a...
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Q&A: Casting agent Tina Marie McCulloch looks at uptick in B.C.-based...
Like many working in Hollywood North’s bustling business, Tina Marie McCulloch pursued acting before moving over to the other side of the camera in late 2017. Trained at New York City’s Lee Strasberg...
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TV viewers will get to ride along with North Shore Search and Rescue
The North Shore Search and Rescue (NSR) team is as famous in these parts as the Grouse Mountain gondola, so it makes nothing but sense that the incredible work of this volunteer rescue squad has been...
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Vancouver art schools face challenges head on during COVID-19 pandemic
School is back in session for the fall term and classes are ZOOM-ing along for many. But, when it comes to virtual versus actual results, some areas of study present unique challenges to attain...
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Fans rally to raise funds for injured Battlestar Galactica actor Michael Hogan
Fans and friends of Genie Award-winning actor Michael Hogan have raised more than $250,000 to help the former Battlestar Galactica star recover from a devastating injury. According to a GoFundMe page...
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Burnaby’s Motion Picture Park confirms deal with Netflix
Netflix has signed a lease agreement with Burnaby’s Canadian Motion Picture Park — one that solidifies the streaming giant’s roots in B.C. Marjorie Poore, principal at CMMP Studios, said in a phone...
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Hollywood North: Riverdale, Nancy Drew, Batwoman shut down due to testing delays
COVID-19 testing backlogs have temporarily halted production on a number of Hollywood North productions, including Riverdale, Batwoman, Nancy Drew and Charmed. According to Variety , a number of CW...
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Amid COVID-19, Hollywood North ups safety, and gets down to lots of business
Filming love scenes for TV and movies has always been one of those, shall we say, tricky things. And these uncomfortable scenes are just a bit more uncomfortable thanks to COVID-19 . “I have an...
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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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