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There's something inspiring — for old-fashioned booklovers — about an early scene in Deborah Harkness' novel "A Discovery of Witches." Magical creatures gather as a woman opens a legendary, lost book.
Never mind that most of these creatures — vampires, daemons, witches — are plotting to get the book out of the hands of Diana, an American professor on a research trip in England. Menace aside, the scene is almost a homage to the printed word: There's far more magic in an old book than in an iPad no matter how good its backlighting is.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Book review: 'A Discovery of Witches' by Deborah Harkness A female-centric tale in a world of witches, vampires and demons.
Casting Calls for Season 4, Episodes 5 and 6
Episode 4.5
[VAMPIRE SHERIFF] Legal 18 to play 14-16. Male or Female. A vampire sheriff…CO-STAR/POSSIBLE RECURRING. (Updated 2/18/11)
[YOUNG JESUS] 9 years old, male, seen in flashback to 1985, living in the Chihuahuan desert with his mother and his terrifying shaman grandfather…NO LINES BUT REAL ACTING AND EMOTION IS REQUIRED
Episode 4.5/6:
[CHANTING MEDIEVAL WOMEN] Medieval Spanish women of all ages are chanting in Latin/Spanish…2 lines, 1 scene
Interview: Being Human's Sam Witwer - Part 1
Last week, Sam Witwer of Being Human (Syfy) was kind enough to take time out to talk to the press about his role as the vampire Aidan in the North American adaptation of the popular U.K. series. He also spoke a bit about some of his other roles, which have included Battlestar Galactica, NCIS, Smallville and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
If there’s one thing to be said about Sam Witwer (aside from his excellent collection of scifi/fantasy roles), it’s that he’s got plenty to say about his part in Syfy’s Being Human. Witwer shared some interesting insights about his character Aidan, but rest assured, he teased quite a bit but seemed to go out of his way not to spoil anything major with regards to what’s to come for the remainder of Season 1.
One of the things that really makes the British version of the series work is this great chemistry between the cast, and I was wondering how well do all of you guys get along?
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True Blood Gets a Little Hairier!
Daniel will be playing Raoul, the Shreveport packmaster. Which means he'll be above Alcide (Joe Manganiello) in terms of werewolf rank. His role is described as "tough and intense," and he'll be recurring in at least seven episodes. Raoul's first appearance will be in episode 4.05, titled "I Hate You, I Love You." Guess we'll be getting a werewolf showdown as well as a witch war this season. True Blood is back in June, so prepare fangbangers!
Charlaine Harris Sookie Author : Authors Announced for 2011 Arkansas Literary Festival
The Central Arkansas Library System's Main Library campus and other venues in the River Market and Argenta Arts districts are the sites for a stimulating mix of sessions, panels, special events, performances, workshops, presentations, opportunities to meet authors, book sales, and book signings. Most events are free and open to the public.
Festival authors include David Sedaris, Ree Drummond, Charlaine Harris, Mona Simpson, Isabel Wilkerson, Peter Beagle, and more. Authors attending the Festival have been honored with prizes and awards including the Pulitzer Prize, Newberry Prize, Rona Jaffe Foundation Award of $25,000, PEN Southwest Fiction Award, Rome Prize, Robert I. Freeman Award, Michener-Copernicus Award, Langum Prize for Historical Fiction, Guggenheim grant, NAACP Image Award, Heartland Prize, and Kore Press First Book Award. Three authors' books were featured on the cover of the New York Times Book Review.
Special events during the Festival include a cocktail reception with the authors, An Evening with David Sedaris, a book fiesta party for children, and cooking workshops. Panels and workshops will feature topics such local legend Charles Portis, a zombie/Austen mashup, first-time authors, poetry, gardening, songwriting, teacher training on Arkansas history, and a Literature at Lunch series. Children's special events include a storytime on the lawn on the Governor's Mansion, performances from Shakespearean plays, a puppet show, and a concert by the Kinders.
Through the Writers In The Schools (WITS) initiative, the Festival will provide presentations by 18 authors for elementary, middle, and senior high schools and colleges in Pulaski County.
Click here for more information about the 2011 Arkansas Literary Festival.
True Blood Cast : Saturday, February 26th comic book event!
FEBRUARY EVENTS AT BARNES & NOBLE / THE GROVE AUTHOR EVENTS
True Blood cast members Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte), Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton), Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds) and Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica Hamby) are expected to attend the signing for True Blood, Volume 1: All Together Now. Saturday, Feb 26, 1:00 p.m. Barnes & Noble at The Grove, 189 The Grove Dr., Los Angeles, (323) 525-0270.
WRIST-BANDED EVENT: GUIDELINES:
o Wristbands will be distributed on Saturday, February 26th beginning at 9:00 am with a purchase of True Blood, Volume 1. Wristbands WILL NOT be replaced if lost or stolen.
· A limited number of wristbands will be reserved for Barnes & Noble members and will designate priority placement in line. Lettered, colored wristbands will be for the signing line.
· Line-up will begin at 11:30 am on Saturday, February 26th according to wristband letter. Please be advised, all in attendance for this event must be in line by 12:30 pm.
· Other memorabilia WILL NOT be allowed.
· Personalization WILL NOT be available.
· Posed photography WILL NOT be allowed.Photographs may only be taken from the signing line. All cameras and cell phones must be put away before reaching the signing table.
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True Blood 4.05, “I Hate You, I Love You
[VAMPIRE SHERIFF] 30s, male, a vampire sheriff…CO-STAR/POSSIBLE RECURRING. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES
[YOUNG JESUS] ACTOR TO MATCH ATTACHED PICTURE. 9 years old, male, seen in flashback to 1985, living in the Chihuahuan desert with his mother and his terrifying shaman grandfather…NO LINES BUT REAL ACTING AND EMOTION IS REQUIRED
[CHANTING MEDIEVAL WOMEN] Medieval Spanish women of all ages are chanting in Latin/Spanish…2 lines, 1 scene
True Blood blog : An Interview with Michael McMillian
by Gianna SobolGianna: Good morning, Michael!
Michael: Good morning, Gianna!
Gianna: Can you talk about your involvement in the newest True Blood comic book?
Michael: You can ask, but I have to warn you that as the co-writer of an official True Blood story, I may have to keep some secrets.
Gianna: Well what goods are you authorized to share? We'll take what we can get!
Michael: I was just kidding. Get ready to be "spoilerized." I'm giving up the goods!
Gianna: Do it.
Michael: I love my fans. Fire away.
Gianna: How did it come about that you would be writing for the comic series?
Michael: Pluck and constant pestering, really. I heard they were making a True Blood comic last spring through Alexander Woo, one of True Blood's talented writers. I immediately started to plot how I would go about scoring myself a story-arc on the book. I was in the middle of writing LUCID, my series with Archaia and Zachary Quinto's Before the Door Pictures, so I was eager to keep the ball rolling with other comic projects. Ultimately, I teamed up with my friend Marc Andreyko, a seasoned comics pro, and we pitched ideas to IDW. I also sent Alan Ball a live panda. It seems the bribe worked and now Marc and I are writing the comic.
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Helena Bonham Carter And Michelle Pfeiffer Join 'Dark Shadows'
After spending years in development, "Dark Shadows" is finally taking shape. Not only is longtime Tim Burton collaborator Johnny Depp on board for the lead role of 200-year-old vampire Barnabas Collins, but a slew of other actors – Jackie Earle Haley and Eva Green, to name a few – have also joined the fray.Now, two more names are hopping aboard Burton's adaptation of the 1960s gothic soap, and they're familiar ones. Helena Bonham Carter, Burton's partner and a regular presence in the director's recent string of films, is confirmed for a role in "Dark Shadows."
That news shouldn't come as much of a surprise. No, it's the other name that's considerably less expected: "Batman Returns" actress Michelle Pfeiffer is reuniting with Burton for the movie as well.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/02/15/dark-shadows-helena-bonham-carter-michelle-pfeiffer/
True Blood Season 4 : Someone's taking a trip to fairyland!
Krisena: True Blood? I miss that show so much!
Someone's taking a trip to fairyland! Insiders tell us the show is now shooting scenes in a stage decorated with twinkle lights and greenery that's being populated with beautiful men and women in gold body paint and robes. We're wondering if the fairy folk get as orgy-tastic as the maenad's followers once did? Meanwhile, if you have questions for True Blood executive producer Alan Ball about season four, email us at tvdiva@eonline.com; we're hoping to speak with him at an upcoming event!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
True Blood comes to Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo March 18–20
From the Press Release:
Officials at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) have announced more notable guests from the world of entertainment who will participate in the show and take part in panels. Eliza Dushku, the star of Joss Whedon’s "Dollhouse" will be at C2E2 on both Saturday, March 19, and Sunday, March 20, where she’ll be signing both days and speaking with "Dollhouse" co-star and previously announced guest of C2E2, Tahmoh Penikett, in a Q&A session on Saturday afternoon. In addition, famed chef, award-winning author, and popular television personality Rick Bayless will participate in a panel with C.B. Cebulski, writer and talent scout for Marvel, and moderated by Ron Richards of iFanboy and A Taste of Comics. The unique panel, which itself illustrates the broad reach and expansive role of pop culture in the world today, will center on the connections between food and comics on a creative level. Cooking is creativity. Food is art. And that’s the connection to comics. A chef’s knife is the equivalent of an artist’s pencil or brush!
Other guests who have recently been confirmed to appear at C2E2 include Sam Trammell, Kristin Bauer, and Brit Morgan from the cast of the popular HBO series "True Blood". Sam, Kristin, and Brit will be signing as well as participating in a Q&A spotlight panel on Saturday, March 19. As noted, Tahmoh Penikett was recently announced as a guest at C2E2, along with Jon Bernthal and Laurie Holden of "The Walking Dead" and Mark Sheppard (Crowley on "Supernatural"), who will all be appearing on panels at the show. Other writers, artists, and creators appearing at C2E2 include Brian Michael Bendis, China Miéville, Garth Ennis, and Joe Quesada, among many others. Over 250 artists will be on hand participating in C2E2’s Artist Alley.
C2E2 will take place March 18–20 in the South Hall of the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. Autograph tickets are now available at C2E2.com.
“Our guests are incredibly talented, and they are outstanding in their own fields of endeavor,” notes Lance Fensterman, Group Vice President for ReedPOP and Show Manager for C2E2. “This is what makes the pop culture world so unique. Eliza Dushku and Rick Bayless can both successfully appear at C2E2 because we can provide them with legions of fans. Our strength is in our diversity, and we are grateful to our guests as well as our fans for supporting C2E2 and making it as rich and varied as it is!”
Tickets for the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), which is organized by ReedPOP (who also put on the New York Comic Con), are now available via the C2E2 website. Further information about all ReedPOP shows and activity is available through Lance Fensterman’s blog.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
'Vampire Diaries' Dolls Take A Bite Out Of Toy Fair 2011!
Few "Vampire Diaries" watchers wouldn't love to wake up next to dashing Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) or his equally drool-worthy brother Stefan (Paul Wesley) every morning, and now those fangirl fantasies can come true. Well, sort of...
Damon, Stefan and Elena (Nina Dobrev) got "dolled" up (literally) for Toy Fair 2011, where they made their miniature and very plastic debut.
http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/02/14/vampire-diaries-dolls-toy-fair/
Monday, February 14, 2011
True Blood: Happy Valentine's Day from Hoyt and Jessica
Parrack was asked how Hoyt celebrate Valentine’s Day with Jessica?
4. If you were writing the episode, how would Hoyt celebrate Valentine’s Day with Jessica?
If I were writing an episode for a Hoyt and Jess V-day, I would have him drive her to New Orleans, catch the Red Eye to NYC, check us into the Waldorf Astoria and sleep all the day side by side with the shades drawn. And then we’d wake up together, take on a Vampire sleep schedule and just be a couple of love birds from the country in the big city. We’d savor the freedom that we crave and relish the fact that no one would know us or our situation. And then we’d have lots of bloody sex…
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Grammy® Nomination for the 'True Blood' Soundtrack
by Gianna Sobol
I was lucky enough to grab a few minutes with Gary Calamar, our music supervisor, about his Grammy® nomination for the great work he did on our soundtrack...
GIANNA: Congrats on your Grammy nomination!
GARY: Thank you!
GIANNA: Any big plans for the awards show?
GARY: I will be attending, I'm really looking forward to it. It's my fourth nomination, all Alan Ball related - two for Six Feet Under soundtracks, two for True Blood now. I am indebted to Alan and his wonderful work.
GIANNA: Aren't we all?
GARY: We have some tough competition, so it's really an honor to be nominated. And I'm excited that Lucinda Williams's song "Kiss Like Your Kiss" is also nominated for best original song.
GIANNA: How did it come about that she would write an original song for the show?
GARY: We met with someone from her publishing company, Warner Chappell, and we were throwing around some ideas and she mentioned that Lucinda was working on some new material. We already had her on the first soundtrack, we licensed her song "Lake Charles." So we met with her and her manager/co-musician/husband Tom Overby and told them what we were looking for and she came back with a very rough version, which she recorded in her kitchen, of "Kiss Like Your Kiss."
GIANNA: How did that version turn out?
GARY: It was slow and romantic. Talking with Alan, he said they were kind of heavy on these adventurous, upbeat songs and would love to have something romantic and nice in the show. So she finished it for us and I suggested some sort of duet. We roped in Elvis Costello, who is a friend of hers, and I'm thrilled with the way it came out.
http://www.inside-true-blood-blog.com/
I was lucky enough to grab a few minutes with Gary Calamar, our music supervisor, about his Grammy® nomination for the great work he did on our soundtrack...
GIANNA: Congrats on your Grammy nomination!
GARY: Thank you!
GIANNA: Any big plans for the awards show?
GARY: I will be attending, I'm really looking forward to it. It's my fourth nomination, all Alan Ball related - two for Six Feet Under soundtracks, two for True Blood now. I am indebted to Alan and his wonderful work.
GIANNA: Aren't we all?
GARY: We have some tough competition, so it's really an honor to be nominated. And I'm excited that Lucinda Williams's song "Kiss Like Your Kiss" is also nominated for best original song.
GIANNA: How did it come about that she would write an original song for the show?
GARY: We met with someone from her publishing company, Warner Chappell, and we were throwing around some ideas and she mentioned that Lucinda was working on some new material. We already had her on the first soundtrack, we licensed her song "Lake Charles." So we met with her and her manager/co-musician/husband Tom Overby and told them what we were looking for and she came back with a very rough version, which she recorded in her kitchen, of "Kiss Like Your Kiss."
GIANNA: How did that version turn out?
GARY: It was slow and romantic. Talking with Alan, he said they were kind of heavy on these adventurous, upbeat songs and would love to have something romantic and nice in the show. So she finished it for us and I suggested some sort of duet. We roped in Elvis Costello, who is a friend of hers, and I'm thrilled with the way it came out.
http://www.inside-true-blood-blog.com/
Life after Tony Soprano
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Charlaine Harris new short story : Down these strange streets coming this fall
"Death by Dahlia," by Charlaine Harris
more info Search Amazon.com for charlaine harris
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