Archive for the category "tv"

Hell's Kitchen Finale Party at Araxi

October 13th, 2009 @ 11:50pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Spoiler alert: The following post mentions the winner of the sixth season of Hell’s Kitchen This afternoon we rented a car and drove the lovely Sea to Sky Highway in order to attend the Hell’s Kitchen finale screening party at Araxi in Whistler. Araxi this summer John and I had the pleasure of dining at [...]

TV Talk at the Vancouver Film and Television Forum

October 1st, 2009 @ 5:00pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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I’m a big fan of television and every fall there’s a new show out there that captivates my attention, makes me laugh, and inspires my writing. We may not watch shows when their air live but being at home on the couch with my husband is downtime that I truly value. If Olivia Dunham, Sheldon [...]

Vancouver's Don't Quit Your Gay Job

September 28th, 2009 @ 3:22pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in interview, tv, vancouver

Last week I met up with Sean Horlor of the new OUTtv series, Don’t Quit Your Gay Job. Sean wears many hats (and sometimes a boa or two) in the new show which pits him against Rob Easton as they try their hand at various jobs in the Vancouver area. Think of it as Dirty [...]

A Conversation with George Stroumboulopoulos

September 27th, 2009 @ 4:49pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in cbc, interview, radio, tv, vancouver
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This morning I sat on the steps of the Terry Fox Plaza in downtown Vancouver with George Stroumboulopoulos and chatted about the city, music, hockey, and his greatest passions in life; radio and motorcycles. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr I first met George at the David Suzuki Foundation/Vancouver Fashion Week wrap up party earlier [...]

Vancouver Film and Television Forum 2009

September 25th, 2009 @ 2:37pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver Film and Television Forum is happening September 29th until October 2nd at the Vancity International Film Centre. This is the 24th edition of the Forum and this year’s sessions include discussions about the changing face of media and storytelling. Each day there will be a theme, from Film Talk on Tuesday, TV Talk [...]

Araxi: Hell's Kitchen Winner to Cook in Whistler

July 9th, 2009 @ 9:44am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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It was recently announced that the winner of season six of the hit reality cooking series, Hell’s Kitchen (featuring Chef Gordon Ramsay), will receive the coveted Head Chef position at Whistler’s Araxi restaurant. I was fortunate enough to be able to interview Araxi’s Executive Chef James Walt, who also started up Yaletown’s Blue Water Cafe [...]

Les Miserables at the Arts Club

April 17th, 2009 @ 2:50pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Thanks to Susan Boyle, a contestant on the TV show Britain’s Got Talent our local production of Les Misérables has seen a increase in ticket sales. The Arts Club Theatre Company would like to give Susan Boyle her first kiss. Over the past three days, ticket sales have doubled for their production of Les Misérables, [...]

Red FM Canucks Play by Play in Punjabi

April 15th, 2009 @ 1:08pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Local ethnic radio station, Red FM 93.1 will be broadcasting play-by-play of the Canucks playoff home games in Punjabi to their radio and internet audiences. “TEAM 1040 is proud to help build and support this unique radio partnership with ReD FM,” said Robert Gray, Program Manager, TEAM 1040. “For the Punjabi community to now be [...]