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Vancouver’s Jamie Travis, Seth Rogen catch Sundance buzz
UPDATE 1:20 p.m.: Vancouver director Jamie Travis’ L.A.-filmed debut comedy For a Good Time Call . . . was bought today at Sundance by U.S. distributor Focus Features, who paid a reported $2 million...
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to film their next movie in B.C. this fall
The homegrown film-making duo of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have set Oct. 8 as the start date for a shoot in Vancouver on their latest feature comedy The Interview. Rogen and Goldberg wrote the...
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Dave’s still not here, but Cheech and Chong are back
Cheech and Chong are riding high again. After years apart, a bit of jail time (for Chong) and separate career paths that included a string of animated characters (Cheech) and That ‘70s Show (Chong),...
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Husband and wife animators join Seth Rogen and friends for Sausage Party
A husband-and-wife animation team in Vancouver are making the jump to raunchy adult comedy by joining with writer-producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on the animated feature, Sausage Party. The...
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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg come home to shoot B.C. for Korea in The Interview
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have always wanted to make their movies in their Vancouver hometown and now they’re getting their wish – it’s no accident that their production company is called Point Grey...
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Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg crack a new political comedy, thanks to Rob Ford
Seth Rogen and his writing producing partner Evan Goldberg figure they have Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to thank for the recent sale of their company’s comedy script about a crack-smoking politician who...
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The 2 O’Clock: Hockey Night in Canada still stirs something, and watch out,...
Sometimes you just need Teddy to set things straight. Teddy is 94. He’s a retired allergist. He’s my mom’s cousin, by marriage, and he’s been a big part of my life as long as I can remember. He and his...
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Big players from Godzilla to Clooney lifted B.C. production scene
There was an easy good humour as B.C. actors, members of the Union of B.C. Performers, gathered at the Vancouver Playhouse in November for their second annual awards ceremony. The presenters joshed and...
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Diana Bang aced her Interview with Seth Rogen
Actor Diana Bang was on the Burnaby set of her new movie The Interview on a day off, there to watch the work of co-stars James Franco and Seth Rogen. “Look how cute you look without your crazy...
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The Morning Skate, Oct. 15: High school PE, Canucks go to Seattle, hand...
Filling in the space between games, when they’re six days apart, can be hard. You could be like Canucks Army and ponder defensive zone faceoffs – but sometimes this early season break is a good way to...
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Sony Pictures hack releases Oscar hopefuls online
The massive attack on Sony Pictures computers this week resulted in the theft and distribution of a number of upcoming movies, including expected Academy Award contenders such as Still Alice and Mr....
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Cineplex – and now Sony – shelves Seth Rogen’s The Interview
The Dec. 25 release date for the Vancouver-filmed comedy The Interview has been cancelled by distributor Sony Pictures after five U.S. theatre chains and Canada’s Cineplex opted not to screen the...
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Editorial: We must stand up for freedom of expression
Actors James Franco and Seth Rogen in action on Homer Street in Vancouver while filming The Interview. (Nick Procaylo/PNG) Sony Pictures and theatre chains around North America, including Cineplex and...
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Vancity Buzz’s City Happenings – January 1, 2015
Green ‘New Year’ comet Lovejoy to be visible in Metro Vancouver Do not miss this celestial event early in the New Year, it will not be returning for thousands of years. On January 7, the bright and...
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National Canadian Film Day has a fan in X-Files creator
Wednesday is National Canadian Film Day, and the Vancouver International Film Festival has scheduled a day of screenings at the Vancity Theatre — six Canadian films in all — to mark the occasion. Among...
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