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Let It Die by The Foo Fighters
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
True Blood Music Video of the Day: Let It Die by The Foo Fighters
Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer's Romance Not True Secret at Work
They purposely played down their romance on set – even fooling their costars – but True Blood creator Alan Ball says he was on to Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer from the start.
"I know that they think that
nobody knew about it until the end of the season," Ball tells PEOPLE at the 5th annual GLSEN Respect Awards in Los Angeles, "but I knew about it by episode two."
Ball, 52, sensed a connection between the stars after filming the scene where their characters first meet. "Stephen comes into the bar, and takes [Anna's] hand, [and] I
thought, "Wow, they have chemistry!" But sometimes actors have
chemistry when they're acting together, but they cannot stand each
other while off set."
Not the case here, it turns out, of course.
"When I found out that they were dating," Ball says, "my reaction was, 'Uh-oh! I hope that this doesn't blow up in our face.' "
"But this has been happening long enough that it's very clear that it
is the real thing," he says of the engaged duo. "They're very, very happy, and I'm just
thrilled for them."
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20311592,00.html
Vampires uncloaked, from ‘Nosferatu’ to ‘Twilight’
Great article with lists of vampires stuff ...
From Buffalo News
He was a tall, cadaverous old man with white hair and eyebrows so bushy they almost created a unibrow. His fingers and ears formed points; his palms were hairy. The breath, rank.
This Dracula, as immortalized by Bram Stoker in 1897, was not the handsome, romantic figure that vampires have become in modern film and literature. No, this evil creature is far removed from the face of the vampire today: actor Robert Pattinson's portrayal of the angst-ridden Edward Cullen in "Twilight," an impossibly beautiful, porcelain-skinned teen with a loving soul who refuses to drink human blood.
Stoker's "Dracula" wasn't the first book about vampires — John Polidori's "The Vampyre" from 1819 is given the credit for that — yet Stoker's book remains the definitive vampire novel even as hundreds of similar books continue to be released. The hunger for vampire stories is so intense today that these new books are quickly spawning film and television adaptations.
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Collected short stories fill gaps in Sookie Stackhouse vampire saga
I sure hope everyone bought this Sookie short story anthology ...it is such a pretty little book. It's not much bigger than a paperback and the moon on the cover is sparkledy. The book also has some really neat illustrations (see one below)- just because you've read the stories you still need to add this great little book to your Sookie collection.
From Tulsa World
Sookie, Sookie everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Until now.
At least, that is how author Charlaine Harris explains simply in the dedication to this collection of five previously published short stories that feature Sookie Stackhouse: "For all those readers who want every last sip of Sookie."
It's a literary beverage that a great many people have found quite tasty over the last couple of years, thanks in large part to the HBO series "True Blood," created by Alan Ball and based on Harris' series of novels about the adventures of a barmaid named Sookie Stackhouse who lives in a Louisiana that's rife with vampires, shape-shifters and other such creatures.
However, the short stories in "A Touch of Dead" can only be fully understood if one already has a knowledge of Harris' "Southern Vampire" novels — from 2001's "Dead until Dark" to "Dead and Gone," which came out earlier this year.Arkansas native Harris brings humor and a straight-forward writing style to her unique twist on 
the paranormal romance genre, blending fantasy, science fiction and a healthy dash of sexual tension.
She has a knack for moving her stories along quickly, but without sacrificing the complexity she gives her characters. And just when action gets serious, she brings in some levity to keep it from becoming completely morose or disturbing.
The five stories here are arranged according to how they fit into the overall chronology of the series — interludes between the novels, so to speak.
Readers familiar with the Sookie novels will enjoy the stories of her meeting the Vampire Queen of Louisiana for the first time in "One Word Answer," and her role in solving a murder at a strip club for fairies in "Fairy Dust."
The light-hearted "Dracula Night" shows a childlike enthusiasm from the usually ruthless and calculating vampire Eric. The story takes place during a time when Sookie and Eric, who is the sheriff over the regional vampire territory, are flirting with the idea of being a couple. In the vampire culture, Dracula's birthday is a holiday, and Eric views the iconic legend as Santa Claus, hoping for a visit. After the leotard-wearing, pudgy Prince of Darkness arrives, he finds Sookie irresistible, leading to a brouhaha.
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In Treatment and True Blood from Guardian UK
....Sorry British broadcasters, it's an HBO love-in this week, especially now that True Blood has made the leap from the outer limits of FX, where the first season aired in July to a terrestrial debut on C4. I ignored it in the summer partly because I was on holiday the week it kicked off but also because I think vampires suck. But I kept an eye on it… and of course it doesn't suck at all.
In a one-croc town somewhere in the deep south wherein bloodsuckers roam free-ish, surviving mostly on synthetic blood but sometimes the real thing, after dark, obviously, and on the fringes of society (where having sex with a vampire is apparently something "everybody should do once"). Here, among the southern squelch and steam, kooky 'n' cute waitress Sookie Stackhouse (li'l Anna Paquin, all growed-up) meets sexily undead Bill Compton, aka Stephen Moyer, who always looked like he could go the distance from Brentwood, Essex to Brentwood, LA (anybody remember Men Only or NY-LON a handful of years ago? No, fair enough) so it's good to see he's finally found a role he can get his tee… No, OK, I won't, I promise. In fact I believe it may be a sacking offence.
Anyway, this show not only has the coolest HBO title sequence since the Alabama 3's "Woke up this morning/ Got yourself a gun…" (Jace Everett singing "Before the night is through, I wanna do bad things with you…") but the discovery that Moyer and Paquin are not only a couple in real life but actually engaged and therefore soon to be married (in which case – yippee! – till death they do part), may explain why their chemistry is hotter than a bowl of something Cajun with chillis, cooked by Jamie in a bit of a strop – while the dialogue is dark, the sex properly steamy and that whole trendy vampire shtick as gruesome and twisted and funny as you'd expect from Alan Ball. Who gave us Six Feet Under, for which are truly grateful, Amen. Now, let's see those plates licked clean – yup, blood and guts and gore, and spilt milk, and greens, and all…
The University of Virginia presents the Virginia Film Festival
Alainanoel tell us that Alan Ball will be a presenter at Virginia Film Festival
Festival Announces 2009 Line-Up
Special Guests To Include Actors Annette Bening, Matthew Broderick and Cherry Jones; Academy Award-Winning Director Norman Jewison, Legendary Cult Filmmaker and Author John Waters, Academy Award and Emmy Award-Winning Writer and Director Alan Ball, Noted CNN Political Commentator Candy Crowley and Others
http://www.vafilm.com/
Saturday, October 10, 2009
VAMPIRES, VULCANS AND VILLAINS DESCEND UPON THE GREEK THEATRE FOR SPIKE TV’S 4TH ANNUAL “SCREAM”
From Walter at the Scream Awards You need to check out now if you have Spike TV and if not find someone who does ! They are also doing a bit of voting ...shhhh don't tell Dallas they mentioned voting.
Tobey Maguire Presents Tribute To Comic-Con Icon Award Recipient And Comic Book Marvel Stan Lee SCREAM” Will Celebrate The Year Of The Vampire And The Phenomenal Popularity Of The “Twilight” Saga With Cast And World Premiere Footage From The Highly-Anticipated “New Moon” “True Blood” Cast And Creators Alan Ball, Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgård, Sam Trammell And More Will Also Be On Hand“Battlestar Galactica” Cast Reunites For Final Farewell And A Special Tribute To Horror Legend George Romero
Two-Hour Extravaganza Premieres Tuesday, October 27 At 10 PM, ET/PThttp://www.spike.com/event/scream2009/
NY, October 5, 2009 – As twilight descends upon The Greek Theatre, Spike TV presents “SCREAM 2009,” an evening where galaxies collide and genres unite for the ultimate celebration of all things sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book. The 4th annual “SCREAM” is the first and only global event of its kind to honor and celebrate the hottest films, TV shows, comics, actors, creators, icons and pioneers who have influenced and shaped these genres. “SCREAM 2009” will tape on Saturday, October 17 in Los Angeles, CA. The two-hour extravaganza will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT). Spike TV is proud to partner once again with Comic-Con International, the biggest comic book and pop culture convention in the world, to present real-life super hero Stan Lee with the Comic-Con Icon Award at “SCREAM 2009.” Lee is the creator of such legendary super-heroes as Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, X-Men, Iron Man and The Hulk. “Spider-Man’s” Tobey Maguire will lead the tribute to one of the most beloved and influential comic book legends of all time. “SCREAM 2009” will also honor the godfather of the modern horror film, George Romero with this year's Scream Mastermind Award. This award is presented to a filmmaker whose unique vision of horror, science fiction and/or fantasy is both critically-acclaimed and culturally significant. Romero, best known for his gruesome and satirical zombie masterpiece “Night Of The Living Dead” and its sequel “Dawn Of The Dead,” as well as the cult classic, “Creepshow,” will receive the honor previously presented to cinematic luminaries Wes Craven, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.
“SCREAM 2009” will celebrate the year of the vampire and the phenomenal popularity of the “Twilight” saga with cast and World Premiere footage from the highly-anticipated “New Moon.” In addition, fans will be treated to appearances from the cast and creators of “True Blood” including Alan Ball, Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgård, Sam Trammell, among others. The celebration continues with a “Battlestar Galactica” cast reunion for a farewell tribute featuring Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, James Callis, Kate Vernon, Katee Sackhoff, Michael Trucco Tahmoh Penikett and executive producer David Eick.“SCREAM 2009” will present awards in 16 different categories. J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi action-adventure “Star Trek” tops the “SCREAM 2009” list with 17 nominations including the categories of The Ultimate Scream, Best Science Fiction Movie, Best Director, Best Ensemble, Holy Sh*t Scene-of-the-Year and a nod in the all-new Fight Scene-of-the-Year category. Comic book-inspired blockbusters “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “Watchmen” each nabbed 13 nominations, big screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best selling novel "Twilight" received 10 nominations, while HBO’s vampire-themed television series “True Blood” garnered nine nominations. Fans can log onto scream.spike.com until Saturday, October 17 to vote for their favorites. The official sponsors of Spike TV’s “SCREAM 2009” are Taco Bell, Subaru, Geico and Free Credit Report.com.
Casey Patterson, Michael Levitt and Cindy Levitt serve as executive producers for “SCREAM 2009.” Greg Sills is supervising producer, Gary Tellalian and Austin Reading are producers and Hamish Hamilton will direct.Spike TV is available in 98 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at http://www.spike.com/press.
True Blood Fan Art: Ryan from token-redhead
Many of these artists sell their work and or sell prints of their items, click on the link below to see their other works and how to contact them ...
"Goodness makes you clutch your pearls "
True Blood 1: Ryan Kwantan by ~token-redhead on deviantART
True Blood Executive Producer: Someone Will Die
From TV Guide
I guess this is for all the 'experts' who write about True Blood but who have never cracked a Sookie book - don't ya think it's Lorena, like in Club Dead? We only meet her in the scene in which she is offed by Sookie in the books. In True Blood, she's been around for all 3 seasons- good riddance.
We'll be saying goodbye to at least one character next season on True Blood, executive producer Alan Ball tells TVGuide.com exclusively.
"Somebody is going to bite the dust and it's going to be really good to see them get what they deserve," Ball says.
HBO: True Blood renewed for third season
The only clue the Blood boss would reveal is that "it's a person we'll be happy to see go."
The HBO drama is set to return next summer for its third season.
So who could this mystery person be? Who's death will actually make the fans happy? Sound off in the comments.
'Trick 'R Treat' Starring Anna Paquin Is Worth The Hype
Nice review of Trick 'R Treat from Starpulse
Once Warner Bros. declined to release the film, producer Legendary Pictures held screenings for potential buyers only to have no takers. Then, it hit the festival circuit, where it drew rapturous reviews from hard-to-please horror fan boys.
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The anthology film has a storied history in the horror genre, and "Trick" is a worthy addition to the canon. Dougherty intricately weaves four tales of murder and mayhem into a seamless package - it could have gone wrong, but it's a testament to his passion for this project that it all comes together.
The stories revolve around a local principal (Dylan Baker), who likes to have a little too much Halloween fun with his son; a young woman (Anna Paquin) who seems to have trouble with guys; a group of kids making a pilgrimage to the site of a haunted bus crash; and a grumpy old man (Dylan Baker) who receives a most unwanted trick-or-treater.
Without revealing too much, "Trick" is the rare recent horror film that doesn't feel the need to punish the viewer with torture devices and grim brutalization - no, the movie wants to give us good, old-fashioned scares. It's the kind of movie that you can watch without feeling the need to take a shower after, or figure out the complex mythology behind a serial killer's motives.
It would have been nice if this movie had come out in theatres - this is the perfect communal film, where everyone could have jumped at the scares and gasped at the revelations - but at this point, it's a success that the film saw the light of day at all. At least it got a beautiful Blu-ray transfer.
Should this have been sent to DVD Purgatory? No way. This would have been a bona fide box-office hit, especially given the tie-in to Halloween. Now, it will have to settle with being a cult classic.
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Click on the tongue and out it on your blog, face books etc
Halloween Wines Go Red, White and Boo: Scary labels, spooky stories put wines in the Halloween spirit
At least, that's been the experience for Michael Machat, founder of Vampire Vineyards and a rather busy man this time of year.
His wines, which feature a drop of blood on the label, are available year-round — certainly benefiting from Hollywood's enduring interest in things that go bite in the night — but "it just becomes easier selling this time of year," says Machat.
His isn't the only meeting of ghoul and grape.
In Northern California wine country, there's Ghost Block, made of 100 percent cabernet from the Rock Cairn vineyard in Oakville, next to Yountville's Pioneer Cemetery.
The graveyard is a great place to visit, advises Paul Torres, national sales manager for Ghost Block. "It's really so cool."
So far, Torres has not seen the ghost of wine country pioneer George C. Yount, but being from the San Francisco Bay area, "I have an open mind about these things," he says.
"Let me in " Vampire flick to shoot in New Mexico
The production pipeline seems to be loosening up in New Mexico, with another film coming to Albuquerque Studios. That follows the announcement late last week of two films and a television production coming here to film.
“Let Me In” is based on the cult hit, “Let the Right One In,” made in Sweden. It’s a contemporary vampire tale about a bullied young boy who befriends a girl new to his neighborhood. The cast includes Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz and Richard Jenkins, who w
The production will shoot at the studios, as well as on location in Albuquerque, Los Alamos and Red River, from November through January. Approximately 620 New Mexicans could be hired, including 120 crew and about 500 extras and other cast members.
Blood-curdling: how tv got bitten by the vampire bug
From Irish Independent
Ever since Dracula terrorised polite Victorian society, the world has been obsessed with these scary, mythical creatures. Paul Whitington sinks his teeth into True Blood, the latest vampire incarnation to arrive from the US
Bram Stoker has a lot to answer for. He didn't invent vampires, of course -- they'd been a staple of European folklore since the Middle Ages. But the Victorian Dubliner's 1897 novel Dracula popularised the idea of bloodsuckers as fictional characters to such an extent that they've remained a staple in books, films and television ever since. Surely, though, they have never been more in fashion than they are at the minute. And while Stephanie Meyer and her Twilight franchise might claim the credit for the current vampire craze, a lot of the ground work was done on television.
True Blood, which began on Channel 4 last week and begins on TG4 on 26 October, is the latest in a line of vampire-based TV dramas that stretches back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the daddy of the current trend. And in ways, the new show, which has been running on HBO in America since last year, is a perfect demonstration of why the vampire has proved such a perennial dramatic tool.
Created by Alan Ball, the man behind Six Feet Under, and based on a series of novels by Charlaine Harris, True Blood blends the conventions of vampire stories with the so-called 'southern gothic' tradition in much the same way as Anne Rice (Interview With The Vampire) did. If anything, however, the True Blood stories are more daring, and use the bloodsuckers as a kind of metaphor for race politics and even gay rights.
Set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, the series revolves around one Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a waitress at the local bar who happens to be telepathic. In Bon Temps, however, that's no big deal, because the town is awash with shapeshifters, werewolves and vampires. In True Blood's alternate world, these supernatural creatures have always existed, but have only come to human attention in recent years. And it's the vampires, understandably, who are the main bone of contention.
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