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Riverdale brings $60M boost, more than 1,000 jobs to B.C. film economy
Betty Cooper’s ponytail is “iconic and beyond reproach,” to quote a recent Riverdale episode – and also a massive boost to B.C.’s film economy. According to an impact study released Wednesday, the CW’s...
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Dozens of B.C. animators lost jobs after Louis C.K. admitted to sexual...
A few weeks ago, Jeff Saamanen, a professional animator in Kelowna, was looking forward to starting a new gig on a primetime American network comedy series. But days before he was set to join the team...
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Town Talk: Soon-to-abdicate Emperor Akihito's birthday celebrated
84 CANDLES: Japanese Canadians and others filled the Bayshore hotel’s ballroom recently at a birthday party for Emperor Akihito, who will be 84 on Dec. 23. It was a bittersweet celebration because of...
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Hallmark Channel wraps up the holidays, Vancouver style
It takes some special skills to be in a Hallmark Channel holiday movie. “You learn while you are bundled up in a coat and gloves and a hat and sweating a lot how to do that little cold shiver, when it...
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Travelers star Patrick Gilmore talks time, space and air travel
Travelers (Season 2) Dec. 26 | Netflix You, Me, Her On demand | HBO Canada As one of a few actors to appear in all three of the Stargate TV series, Patrick Gilmore jokes that he probably has a seat at...
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Daphne Bramham: In a celebrity-obsessed culture, what Hollywood elites do...
Rich and famous women wore black, called out inequality instead of responding to fawning questions about whose gowns they were wearing. For once during a Hollywood awards ceremony, they ignored the...
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True crime at centre of new CBC series The Detectives
The Detectives Wednesdays, 9 p.m. | CBC More info: Cbc.ca/watch It’s been almost four decades since Mike Eastham investigated one of the country’s most horrific crimes and yet the retired RCMP...
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Boat show brings Brenda Lowe to town
2018 Vancouver International Boat Show Jan. 17-21, various times | B.C. Place and Granville Island Tickets and info: vancouverboatshow.ca If you’re a fan of Survivor, then you are already familiar with...
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David Spade on the art of the not-so-easy laugh
Adam Sandler with David Spade, Rob Schneider and Nick Swardson Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. | Orpheum Theatre Tickets and info: From $125 at ticketmaster.ca If there is one consistent feature to the characters...
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Kristin Kreuk finds safe set for CBC drama Burden of Proof
Burden of Proof 8 p.m. | CBC, CBC.ca Kristen Kreuk has grown up. The Vancouver native is now a more confidant actor who is looking to tell stories that have strong women at the centre. Case in point is...
View ArticleActing never gets old, or easier, for The Good Doctor's Tamlyn Tomita
Since her first role in 1986’s The Karate Kid Part II Tamlyn Tomita has been working non-stop. Her resume includes supporting roles in such films as The Joy Luck Club, Four Rooms, and The Day After...
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Hollywood North: Reviews mixed on Surrey-shot Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon, the big-budget science fiction series shot at a former printing press turned production studio in Surrey, is getting mixed reviews ahead of its Friday launch on Netflix. The 10-episode...
View ArticleDaily Poll: Did you watch the Super Bowl, Justin Timberlake or This Is Us?
On Sunday, both sports and TV fans were treated to a whammy of emotions with the Philadelphia Eagles winning the Super Bowl, followed by a highly anticipated episode of NBC family drama This Is Us....
View ArticleHollywood North: Once Upon a Time to end after current season
Once Upon a Time, the ABC/Disney fantasy drama shot in Metro Vancouver, will be coming to end after seven seasons and 156 episodes. In a joint statement, show creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz...
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Family figures big in new CBC web series
THIS BLOWS CBC Digital, Feb. 15 Musician and songwriter Craig Northey had dreams of creating a family band with his kids. However, it turns out his template was a little more Addams Family than...
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A Run-In with A Sleep In
G’day, I’m Berlin! Born and bred Down Under, I’m Chinese Australian. I’m an Actor based in Vancouver, and I’m a Carer in Mental Health. On April 22nd 2018, I will be running in the Vancouver Sun Run....
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Hollywood North: Magical time for Vancouver TV production
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, an upcoming Netflix series based on the Sabrina the Teenage Witch comic books, starts production next month in Vancouver with Mad Men’s Kiernan Shipka in the role of...
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TV show UnREAL exposes the reality of powerful women
UnREAL Season 3 When: Feb. 26, 10 p.m. Where: Lifetime When someone mentions the reality TV shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette feminism is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. But tune...
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Q&A: Kaitlyn Bristowe talks International Women's Day, #metoo, and being...
Unapologetically Her When: March 9; 3 p.m. to midnight Where: Cascades Casino (20393 Fraser Highway) Tickets and info: $159; eventbrite.ca Kaitlyn Bristowe isn’t afraid to share what’s on her mind....
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Skindigenous episode paints a picture of B.C. Indigenous tattoo artist's quest
Skindigenous When: March 13 at 4:30 p.m. (replays Wed. 10 a.m. and Sat. 6 p.m.) Where: APTN Centuries of colonization caused tattooing to almost fade from Indigenous cultures. However, right now...
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