ALMOST HUMAN ... ALMOST VANCOUVERThe new cop series being filmed in Vancouver is set in an unnamed U.S. city in 2048, but uses exterior shots of present-day Vancouver - enhanced with computer-generated imagery - as the basis for its ultramodern metropolis of the future. And new transit lines are everywhere.
http://www.vancouversun.com/Almost+Human+Almost+Vancouver/9258187/story.htmlRICHARD DREYFUSS TALKS DUDDY KRAVITZ, JAWS - AND BILL CLINTON
Richard Dreyfuss is a white-bearded, mid-sized teddy bear of a man, in casual attire topped by a poor boy hat, and agreeable in conversation. So agreeable, in fact, that if you only have 15 minutes with him choose your questions well, because he's got a long, charming story about everything.
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/12/07/richard-dreyfuss-talks-duddy-kravitz-graffiti-jaws-and-bill-clinton/VANCOUVER'S HISTORIC HOLLYWOOD THEATRE VS. CULTURAL TAXIDERMYThe current plan is to turn the Hollywood Theatre into a two-story fitness centre. There has been some discussion about protecting some of the exterior while gutting out the interior.
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/ethicalhustle/vancouvers-historic-hollywood-theatre-vs-cultural-taxidermy'FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' ADDS MARCIA HARDEN TO CASTMarcia Gay Harden is the latest actor suiting up some leather and lace for Universal and Focus Features' Fifty Shades of Grey.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fifty-shades-grey-adds-marcia-661732TV SERIES 'WHEN CALLS THE HEART' SET IN FICTIONAL FRONTIER TOWN 'COAL VALLEY' BUILT IN B.C.
"When Calls the Heart," which will premiere late winter/early spring on Super Channel and in January on Hallmark in the U.S., is the latest indication that after a decade of dark dramas such as "Breaking Bad," "Sons of Anarchy" and "Dexter," viewers are ready to embrace programming that is more heartwarming than harrowing.
http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/television/series+When+Calls+Heart+fictional+frontier+town/9255898/story.htmlVANCOUVER MARKS OPENING OF YORK THEATRE ON COMMERCIAL DRIVEVancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, The Cultch's Heather Redfern and architect Gregory Henriquez gathered at the York Theatre December 5 to mark the opening of the restored, century-old building.
http://www.straight.com/arts/544211/vancouver-marks-opening-york-theatre-commercial-driveTHE POLITICS BEHIND THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRYThink your movie is an American treasure? So did 25 excluded best picture winners, says board chairman and ex-MGM exec Roger L. Mayer: "This is not a popularity contest."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/national-film-registry-politics-behind-661391WHY ACTORS NEED TO LET THE LINES DO THE HEAVY LIFTING
Telling an actor to throw away their performance, their delivery, or certain lines of the script more simply means that the actor isn't letting the writing do the work. The actor isn't placing enough trust in the writing or in their self.
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/why-actors-need-let-lines-do-heavy-lifting/ 
