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July 2, 2009 - 2:01 PM

Nothing is sacred, or too plotless, to make into a movie these days, it seems.

June 30, 2009 - 4:14 PM

Stallone, Richards, Routh: Hollywood stars in Bollywood rom-com Kambakkht Ishq

The once-disparate worlds of Hollywood and Bollywood continue their string of tentative attempts to collaborate. The latest offering that will allow audiences to get a taste of Hollywood stars in a Bollywood feature.

June 26, 2009 - 10:47 AM

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Whistler Film Festival reveals ambitious renovation and growth plans at Soiree

By Craig Takeuchi

It was the Whistler Film Festival Society's annual evening of glam last night.

June 25, 2009 - 2:14 PM

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Another pre-Olympic reality TV tourism booster: Chef Gordon Ramsay brings Hell’s Kitchen brouhaha to Whistler

By Pieta Woolley

Whistler restaurant Araxi will be “gifted” with a new head chef for the Olympic year: the winner of Hell’s Kitchen Season 6.

June 25, 2009 - 11:23 AM

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Iconic sex symbol Farrah Fawcett dies of cancer

By Craig Takeuchi

It's been a tragic week for fans of TV celebrities.

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June 24, 2009 - 3:12 PM

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Oscar announcement: 2010 best picture nominees doubled from five to 10

By Craig Takeuchi

Speculation is running rampant across the internet in the wake of today's announcement to increase the number of Oscar Award nominees in the best picture category from five to 10.

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June 24, 2009 - 09:18 AM

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Hollywood stars pay tribute to Ed McMahon (1923-2009)

By Craig Takeuchi

Hollywood celebrities have been expressing their condolences and sharing their memories of American TV personality Ed McMahon, who died Tuesday at age 86 at UCLA Medical Center after a number of recent health problems.

June 23, 2009 - 2:28 PM

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Vancouver’s Bachelorette plugs Rocky Mountaineer, Olympics

By Pieta Woolley

Why yes, that is a life-sized torso of Vancouverite Bachelorette Jillian Harris—with fake legs attached.

June 22, 2009 - 2:50 PM

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Seattle's undead attempt to break zombie walk world record

By Doug Sarti

At perhaps the largest living-impaired gathering ever, hundred of zombies are set to shuffle and lurch their way around Seattle’s historic Fremont district on July 3 at the Seattle Red, White & Dead Zombie Party.

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June 19, 2009 - 12:32 PM

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B.C. filmmaker successes: short film award winner, Go West Project Lab participants

By Craig Takeuchi

Congrats go out to a number of local filmmakers on their recent successes.

June 17, 2009 - 2:15 PM

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Blogger reveals movie-poster secrets

By John Lucas

Ever look at a movie poster and think to yourself, "I don't remember that scene looking exactly like that. Wasn't she holding a gun? Why is her head so small? And where did that guy come from?"

June 15, 2009 - 2:46 PM

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Jodhaa Akbar leads Bollywood awards with 11 wins

By Craig Takeuchi

Bollywood blockbuster Jodhaa Akbar came up as the big winner at the 10th annual International Indian Film Academy Awards held in Macau, China on June 13.

June 12, 2009 - 09:19 AM

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Little Ashes: The significance of Twilight's Robert Pattinson going gay

By Craig Takeuchi

Will Pattison's role in Little Ashes, which includes man-on-man kisses and homosexual intimacy, hamper his red-hot status and marketability?

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June 10, 2009 - 2:38 PM

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New documentary filmmaking initiative: Storyville Vancouver

By Craig Takeuchi

Good news for Canada's documentary filmmaking industry.

June 10, 2009 - 1:09 PM

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Imprisoned Tibetan monk's story at Touched By Tibet film series

By Matthew Burrows

Victor Chan, founding director of the UBC–based Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education, hosted Tibetan Buddhist monk Palden Gyatso in Vancouver in 1997.