Saturday, April 27, 2013

Video Rental Places in the Okanagan, Shuswap County, and Thomson County That Are Still in Business



Updates (and oversights) welcome as this likely will change pretty rapidly. For places that I’ve visited in the last few years, I’ve included Last Verified notes.  Adult video stores not included.

Note that at least two stores listed on the Video Express/Movie Company website are out of business.

1.      Video Express, 3305 Smith Dr (Armstrong; last verified April 2013)
2.      Coldstream Video & Water Outlet, 100 Kalamalka Lake Rd (Coldstream; last verified April 2013)
3.      MovieMart, 444 St. Paul St, (Kamloops; last verified in an older location May 2010; however, Facebook page last updated April 2013)
4.      MovieMart, 700 Tranquille Rd (Kamloops; reported closed in May 2013 article)
5.      Premiere Video Corporation, 1445 McGill Rd (Kamloops)
6.      Valleyview Video Mart, 50-1967 Trans Canada Hwy E (Kamloops; reported closed as of June 2013)
7.      Leo’s Videos, 2680 Pandosy St (Kelowna)
8.      Cinematic 24/7, 538 Yates Rd (Kelowna)
9.      Mt Boucherie Video, 1761 Ross Rd (Kelowna)
10.   Sundance Video, 6278 Main St (Oliver; last verified in May 2010, but appeared to still be open when I passed by in April 2012)
11.   Peachland Video, 5500 Clements Cres (Peachland: I think I glimpsed it April 2012)
12.   Black Panther Video 110-3547 Skaha Lake Rd (Penticton; reported closed in Feb/15 article)
13.   The Movie Company, B-2890 9th Ave NE (Salmon Arm; last verified April 2013)
14.   Video Express, 201 Victoria Rd (Revelstoke; a news article from March 2012 indicated it was still open then)
15.   Video Village, 533 Main (Sicamous; also partly a pizza place; last verified April 2013)
16.   Video Express, 34-10051 Highway 97 (Winfield; last visited in 2009 but still appeared to be open when passed in April 2013)

James Bond: Where are They Now Part 8: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)


LAST UPDATED September 25, 2016. Info derived from imdb. Only roles 2014 and later still being tracked. This is the eighth in a series that will track actors from the various James Bond movies and shows over the years (official and key unofficial versions). All known cast members noted. * = newly added names.

George Lazenby (James Bond): in Hunter (2015), A Winter Rose (2014), Legit (2 episodes 2014); Dance Angels (2016) in post-production; as Self, post-production: This Never Happened to the Other Fella (2016).
Diana Rigg (Tracy): in Game of Thrones (11 episodes 2014-2016), Professor Branestawm Returns (2015), The Honourable Rebel (2015), Detectorists (2 episodes 2015), You, Me and the Apocalypse (5 episodes 2015), Detectorists (1 episode 2015), Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (1 episode 2015); as Self: Red Nose Day (2015), The Jonathan Ross Show (1 episode 2015), Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 episode 2014), The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards (2014), Edinburgh Nights (1 episode 2014), The Paul O’Grady Show (1 episode 2014), The Kumars (1 episode 2014); as Self, post-production: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2016).
Telly Savalas (Blofeld): died in 1994.
Gabriele Ferzetti (Draco): died in 2015.
Ilse Steppat (Irma Bunt): died in 1969.
Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny): died in 2007.
George Baker (Sir Hilary Bray): died in 2011.
Bernard Lee (M): died in 1981.
Bernard Horsfall (Campbell): died in 2013.
Desmond Llewelyn (Q): died in 1999.
Yuri Borienko (Gunther): last known acting role in 1987.
Virginia North (Olympe): died in 2004.
Geoffrey Cheshire (Toussaint): died in 2004.
Irvin Allen (Che Che): last known acting role in 1978.
Terence Mountain (Raphael): last known acting role in 1989.
John Gay (Hammond): last known acting role in 1975.
James Bree (Gebrüder Gumbold): died in 2008.
Angela Scoular (Ruby): died in 2011.
Catherine Schell (Nancy): last known acting role in 2004, as Self in 2007.
Julie Ege (The Scandinavian Girl): died in 2008.
Mona Chong (The Chinese Girl): last known acting role in 1972.
Sylvana Henriques (The Jamaican Girl): last known acting role in 1970.
Sally Sheridan (The American Girl): in Inbetween (1 episode 2015); Inbetween (2015; different).
Joanna Lumley (The English Girl): in The Corridor (2016), Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), Walliams & Friend (1 episode 2015), Absolutely Anything (2015), GivingTales (2015 video game), Text Santa 2014 (2014), She's Funny That Way (2014), Death Knight Love Story (2014); Me Before You (2016) completed; The Man You're Not (2016) in post-production; Andorra (2017), Finding Your Feet (2017) in pre-production; as Executive Producer: Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure (unknown episodes 2015, 3 as Self); as Self: Joanna Lumley's Japan (3 episodes 2016), Loose Women (2 episodes 2016), Made in Hollywood (1 episode 2016), Watch What Happens: Live (1 episode 2016), Good Morning America (1 episode 2016), The View (1 episode 2016), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 episode 2016), 60 Minutes (1 episode 2016), Love Your Garden (1 episode 2016), In Character With... (1 episode 2016), This Morning (4 episodes 2015-2016), Good Morning Britain (2 episodes 2015-2016), The Graham Norton Show (1 episode 2016), The Nation's Favourite Bond Song (2015), Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me (2015), The Last Leg (1 episode 2015), The One Show (2 episodes 2014-2015), The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (1 episode 2015), Bette Midler: One Night Only (2014), 50 Years of BBC2 Comedy (2014), The Paul O'Grady Show (1 episode 2014), Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am (2014), The Michael McIntyre Chat Show (1 episode 2014).
Zaheera (The Indian Girl): last known acting role in 1982.
Anouska Hempel (The Australian Girl): last known acting role in 1991, as Self in 2011.
Ingrid Back (The German Girl): last known acting role in 1973.
Helena Ronee (The Israeli Girl): last known acting role in 1981.
Jenny Hanley (The Irish Girl): last known acting role in 1983; as Take Two (1 episode 2016). 
Uncredited Cast:
Sam Ammon (Piz Gloria Guard): no other known acting roles.
David Brandon (Piz Gloria Guard): last known acting role in 1985, as Stunts/Horse Master in 1987.
* Shakira Caine (Extra in Casino): last known acting role in 1975, as Self in 2007.
George Cooper (Waiter): no other known acting roles.
Leslie Crawford (Waiter): died in 2006.
John Crewdson (Draco's Helicopter Pilot): died in 1983.
David de Keyser (Draco voice): in Stan Lee's Lucky Man (1 episode 2016), samuel-613 (2015), Suspects (3 episodes 2014), Closer to the Moon (2014); F-ck Me in Yiddish (2014)            .
Takis Emmanuel (Kleff): last known acting role in 1985, as Associate Producer in 1989.
Judy Geeson (Allergy Patient Piz Gloria): in 31 (2016), Grandma (2015); as Self: A Devil in Spain: An Interview with Judy Geeson (2015), Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014).
Thomas Gould (Blofeld's Man): no other known acting roles.
Richard Graydon (Draco's Driver): died in 2014.
Brian Grellis (Aide to Sir Hilary Bray): last known acting role in 1986.
Reg Harding (Waiter): died in 1997.
Peter R. Hunt (Man Reflected in Universal Export Sign): died in 2002.
Dudley Jones (Hall Porter): died in 1990.
George Leech (Strangled SPECTRE Skier): died in 2012.
Martin Leyden (Chef de Jeu Hussier): no   other known acting roles.
Bessie Love (American Guest): died in 1986.
Norman McGlen (Janitor): died but date unknown.
Bill Morgan (Kleff; imdb credits two actors with this role): last known acting role in 1971, as Stunts in 1971.
Willy Oehrli (Piz Gloria Guard): no other known acting roles.
Steve Plytas (Greek Tycoon): died in 1994.
Lenny Rabin (Casino Guest): last known acting role in 1983.
Robert Rietty (Casino Baccarat Official): died in 2015.
Guerra Rugosto (Waiter): no other known acting roles.
Andreas Schlunegger (Piz Gloria Guard): no other known acting roles.
Hans Schlunegger (Piz Gloria Guard): no other known acting roles.
Elliott Sullivan (American Guest): died in 1974.
Salli Tomaso (Waiter): no other known acting roles.
Nikki Van der Zyl (various voice): last known acting role in 1979; as Self: A Bond for Life: How James Bond Changed My Life (2016).
Joseph Vasa (Piz Gloria Receptionist): no other known acting roles.
Rudi Wehren (Piz Gloria Guard): no other known acting roles.
Brian Worth (Manuel): died in 1978.
Bruno Zryd (Piz Gloria Guard): no other known acting roles.
Stefan Zürcher (Piz Gloria Guard): no other known acting roles; as Production Manager/Location Manager in 2007, as Assistant Director in 2008; as Snow Consultant: Spectre (2015).

James Bond: Where are They Now Part 7: You Only Live Twice (1967)

LAST UPDATED September 26, 2016. Info derived from imdb. Only roles 2014 and later still being tracked.  * = Newly added names. This is the seventh in a series that will track actors from the various James Bond movies and shows over the years (official and key unofficial versions). All known cast members noted.

Sean Connery (James Bond): last known acting role in 2012 (also Executive Producer), as Self in 2012.
Akiko Wakabayashi (Aki): last known acting role in 1971; as Self in 2006.
Mie Hama (Kissy): last known acting role in 1989, then 1975 before that; as Self: Tetsuko's Room (2 episodes 2014-2016).
Tetsurô Tanba (Tiger Tanaka): died in 2006.
Teru Shimada (Mr. Osato): died in 1988.
Karin Dor (Helga Brandt): in Die abhandene Welt (2015); as Self: 1945: 12 Städte, 12 Schicksale (1 episode c2015).
Donald Pleasence (Blofeld): died in 1995.
Bernard Lee (M): died in 1981.
Lois Maxwell (Moneypenny): died in 2007.
Desmond Llewelyn (Q): died in 1999.
Charles Gray (Henderson): died in 2000.
Tsai Chin (Ling): in She's Got a Plan (2016), Now You See Me 2 (2016), Film School Shorts (1 episode 2015), Getting On (1 episode 2014), She Lights Up Well (2014), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1 episode 2014); The Jade Pendant (2016) completed.
Peter Fanene Maivia (Car Driver): died in 1982.
Burt Kwouk (Spectre 3): died in 2016.
Michael Chow (Spectre 4): last known acting role in 2009; as Self, filming: Keith Haring & the Moving Mural (2016); as elf, post-production: Antonio 70 (2017).
Ronald Rich (Hans): last known acting role in 1968, as Self in 2000.
Jeanne Roland (Bond's Masseuse): last known acting role in 1969.
David Toguri (Assassin in Bedroom): died in 1997.
John Stone (Submarine Captain): died in 2007.
Norman Jones (Astronaut - 1st American Spacecraft): died in 2013.
Paul Carson (Astronaut - 1st American Spacecraft): last known acting role in 2002.
Laurence Herder (Astronaut - Russian Spacecraft): died in 2002.
Richard Graydon (Astronaut - Russian Spacecraft): died in 2014.
Bill Mitchell (Astronaut - 2nd American Spacecraft): died in 1997.
George Roubicek (Astronaut - 2nd American Spacecraft): last known acting role in 1996 video game, 1995 non-video game; as Voice Director in 2006.
Uncredited Cast:
Anthony Ainley (Hong Kong Policeman #2): died in 2004.
Vic Armstrong (Ninja #1): last known acting role in 2008, then 1994; as Stunt Performer: Penny Dreadful (2 episodes 2016; 6 2014-2016 as Second Unit Director); as Stunt Coordinator/ Second Unit Director: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014); as Action Unit Director: Eddie the Eagle (2016); as Second Unit Director, completed: Mechanic: Resurrection (2016); as Second Unit Director, filming: American Assassin (nd); as Director: A Sunday Horse (2016), Left Behind (2014); as Director, pre-production: Victrix (2016) as Self: Secret History (1 episode 2016), Jack Ryan: A Thinking Man of Action (2014), Jack Ryan: The Smartest Guy in the Room (2014), Top 40 Ultimate Action Movies (2014), Psychotic State (2014).
Robin Bailey (Foreign Secretary): died in 1999.
George Baker (NASA Engineer): died in 2011.
David Bauer (American Diplomat): died in 1973.
Ed Bishop (Hawaii CapCom): died in 2005.
Cecil Cheng (Control Room Technician): died in 2002.
Anthony Chinn (SPECTRE Guard): died in 2000.
Hans De Vries (Control Room Technician): last known acting role in 1974.
Moris Farhi (Control Room Technician): last known acting role in 1971, as Writer in 1982.
Jonathan Hanson (Control Room Technician): no known subsequent acting roles.
Masaaki Hatsumi (Photographic Assistant to Tanaka on Train): last known acting role in 1989; as Self in 2005; as Self, post-production: The Super Human Quest (unknown episodes 2016).
David Healy (Houston Radar Operator): died in 1995.
Sylvana Henriques (Japanese Fan Dancer (Silhouette) in Title Sequence): last known acting role in 1970.
Tony Hill (Diver rescuing Bond): no other known acting roles.
* Frazer Hines (Mr Osaka's Secretary / Tannoy - voice): in Outlander (1 episode 2015), Impurity (2015), The Smoke (2014), GODfather (unknown episodes 2014); G.O.D.Tech (2017) filming; The Mild Bunch (nd) announced; as Self: Lorraine (1 episode 2015), Who's Round (1 episode 2014), Most Shocking TV Moments (2014), Lunar Landing: Making the Moonbase (2014).
Andy Ho (Control Room Technician): died in 1992.
Stephen Hubay (Control Room Technician): died in 2004.
Robert Hutton (President's Aide): died in 1994.
Patrick Jordan (Hong Kong Policeman #1): last known acting role in 1995.
Hisako Katakura (Blofeld's Financier): no other known acting roles.
Michael Kennedy (Control Room Technician): last known acting role in 1978.
Alexander Knox (American President): died in 1995.
Kristopher Kum (Control Room Technician): died in 2013.
Roy Lansford (American Diplomat): last known acting role in 1991.
Robert Lee (2nd Chinese VIP): last known acting role in 2010.
Mai Ling (Bath Girl #2): last known acting role in 1969.
Richard Marner (Russian Spacecraft Communicator): died in 2004.
Kikko Matsuoka (Diver Girl): last known acting role in 1984, as Self in 2013.
Basil Moss (British Navy Officer on Submarine): last known acting role in 2006.
George Murcell (Russian Diplomat): died in 1998.
Willy Myers (Diver rescuing Bond): no other known acting roles.
Yasuko Nagazumi (Bath Girl #4): last known acting role in 1983.
Bill Nagy (USAF General at Pentagon): died in 1973.
James Payne (Man at Typewriter in Office): last known acting role in 2000, as Utility Stand-In in 2004.
Robert Rietty (Tiger Tanaka voice): died in 2015.
Shane Rimmer (Hawaii Radar Operator): in The Amazing World of Gumball (1 episode 2016), Dick Spanner, P.I. (unknown episodes 2014); Firestorm (nd), Darkwave: Edge of the Storm (2016) in post-production; Thunderbirds (unknown episodes 2015) in pre-production; as Self: 30 Greatest Disaster Movies (2015), The One Show (1 episode 2015), Filmed in Supermarionation (2014).
Sadanoyama (Japanese Sumo Wrestler): no known subsequent acting roles.
* Andy Stewart (Extra in crowd scene): died in 1993.
William Sylvester (Pentagon Official): died in 1995.
Peter Taylor (Control Room Technician): no known subsequent acting roles.
Francesca Tu (Osato's Secretary): in Coming In (2014), Koslowski & Haferkamp (1 episode 2014).
Burnell Tucker (Hawaii Control Room Technician): last known acting role in 2012.
Zsolt Vadaszffy (Control Room Technician): last known acting role in 1972.
Nikki Van der Zyl (Kissy Suzuki voice): last known acting role in 1979; as Self: A Bond for Life: How James Bond Changed My Life (2016).
* Jan Werich (Blofeld): died in 1980.
Jeffry Wickham (Russian Control Room Officer): died in 2014.
Brian Wilde (1st Policeman): died in 2008.
Yee-Wah Yang (Bath Girl #3): last known acting role in 1967.
Tommy Yapp (Control Room Technician): last known acting role in 1970.
Ric Young (Chinese Agent): last known acting role in 2013, as Producer in 2013.