Michael Bublé has announced an early Christmas present. On October 24 the singer will be releasing his new album Christmas. His last album, Crazy Love sold over 7 million copies worldwide. It has been certified multi-platinum in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. In conjunction with this outstanding offering for the holidays, Michael will star in an NBC holiday special and is scheduled to appear on 60 Minutes, the NBC Christmas lighting November 30 and Saturday Night Live December 17. Vancouver boy makes good…
The king of venom, Don Rickles, has lost none of his charm. Mr. Warmth took to the stage of the Red Robinson Show Theatre and wowed the crowd with his cryptic humour. He is one in a million and the audience loved him to the tune of three standing ovations. This man has been an inspiration for many comics and once you see him in action you can see why. I hope this is not the last appearance by Don. We love him…
Vancouver’s adopted celebrity, Mitzi Gaynor, always loved this city and came here many times over the years to appear at the Cave Theatre Restaurant. When it disappeared Mitzi appeared at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. She was close friends with impresario Hugh Pickett. The outpouring from the crowd at the River Rock Show Theatre thrilled her and you could see how impressed she was that we had not forgotten her. The lady is a premier talent and we hope she comes back to town soon… Elvis Presley’s estate is suing Arista Music for $9 million in upaid royalties dating back to 2002 for ringtones, downloads and apps. It also alleges the label, then called RCA, exploited Presley in a $5.4 million 1973 buyout of his catalogue. It claims that, as a result of the contract, Presley went on to receive $10 a year for worldwide rights to each of more than 1000 recordings, and wants a share of future revenue. Arista’s current owner, Sony, did not comment. Interesting… Sad to hear about the death of legendary Vancouver impresario David Y.H. Lui at 67. David was co-founder of Ballet B.C. In 2000 Lui was made a member of the Order of Canada for his work in the arts. He has a star on the B.C. Entertainment Walk of Fame along Granville Street…
TVWeek Magazine has relaunched as TVW On Screen Entertainment. Writers Fred Lee and Darren Parkman have left the magazine… Robert Redford is in Vancouver to direct and star in a movie with Shia LaBeouf (Indiana Jones). Local beauty Dawn Chubai from Breakfast Television will make an appearance in the film… Congratulations to Vancouver native Jason Priestley, whose HBO special took home six awards at the recent Gemini Awards… Farewell to actor Cliff Robertson (P.T. 109 – the JFK war story) who has passed away at age 88. He won an Oscar for his role in the film Charly… Barry Pepper won an Emmy for his role as Robert Kennedy in the mini-series The Kennedys. He was brought up on Denman Island and moved to Vancouver to study acting. His major roles include a sniper in Saving Private Ryan, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. He also appeared in Clint Eastwood’s Flags Of Our Fathers and he can be seen in the remake of True Grit. Congratulations Barry… Captain Kirk is beaming down to appear at the Centre for the Performing Arts on October 19. Bill Shatner is now in his eighties and he never stops… is it the dilithium crystals?