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Our friends at MangaCast write After yesterday’s shojo for seinen post, I thought it would be a good idea to recommend some seinen for the shoujo out there. Strong strapping men tickle your fancy Black Lagoon and Blade of the Immortal should work for you. Forbidden romances are mixed in with sports action in One Pound Gospel. And two young women destroy a city for the man they love in Excel Saga... Read more »
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Ryan Reynolds gets personal
Original at SheKnows.com
• Wed, Jun 17
Stealing scenes from Wesley Snipes in Blade: Trinity to his star-making turn in Definitely, Maybe, Reynolds has what it takes to become the next George Clooney – dashingly gorgeous with impeccable talent in both drama and comedy. ...
Blood: The Last Vampire
Original at Variety
• Tue, Jun 16
CA The first half of the film hews close to the original anime before expanding to accommodate a new backstory, which owes a good deal to the American-made "Blade," in which Wesley Snipes played a sword-wielding half-vampire hybrid. ...
From Page to Screen: 'The Strain'
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Jun 15
CA I do think he overstates his case a bit – the last decade has offered such a surfeit of vampire stories, that there would seem to be something for everyone (not least del Toro's own Blade II, easily the best of that franchise). ...
New Blood The Last Vampire Pho...
Original at HorrorMovies.ca
• Mon, Jun 15
New Blade 3 : Trinity Pics Added: I gotta tell you that Blade 3 looks great. Having the extremely attractive Jessica Biel contributes to t... Blood: The Last Vampire Poster Is Here: I'm not a big fan of Anime but when I saw Blood: The Last Vampire I ...
The Detonator
Original at flixster.com
• Mon, Jun 15
Wesley Snipes (BLADE, TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING JULIE NEWMAR) stars as a CIA agent acting as bodyguard to a beautiful Russian woman who ... www.flixster.com
True Blood Episode Recap: "Nothing But the Blood"
Original at TV Guide
• Sun, Jun 14
I am also not what you'd call a fan of the vampire genre. I thought Buffy was aight, but Sarah Michelle Gellar's acting makes my teeth itch, so I was not a regular viewer. Ditto Blade, Moonlight, Angel, Underworld, and the novels of Anne Rice, ...
Del Toro talks The Hobbit and how he nearly directed Thor
Original at Coventry Telegraph
• Sun, Jun 14
UK On the question of other projects, the director adds a fourth Blade movie is improbable because Wesley Snipes is not on speaking terms with the studio and a third Hellboy was also highly unlikely because Ron Perlman now says he no longer wants to wear ...
LAistory: The Ennis House
Original at LAist
• Sat, Jun 13
CA It was used to film a number of pictures, including Blade Runner, Grand Canyon and The House on Haunted Hill and tv shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twin Peaks and South Park. From the beginning, the Ennis House had structural problems. ...
Cam Gigandet on the Priest Adaptation
Original at Superherohype.com
• Fri, Jun 12
I don't know about you, but I'm kinda sick of the whole vampire craze. Underworld, Twilight, Blade, Night/Daywatch, Lost Boys II, True Blood, etc. We get it. Everyone's supposed to think vampires are supposed to be cool and sexy and dangerous, ...
SR Picks [Video]: Digital Megan Fox To Appear In Tranformers 2
Original at Screen Rant
• Thu, Jun 11
UT Earliest example I can recall is Wesley Snipes as Blade in Blade 2 during one of the opening fight scenes. After that, Legolas, Orlando Bloom, had several full CGI replacements during the trilogy Lord of the Rings. Jar Jar Binks, of Star Wars: Episode ...
Guillermo del Toro: The Hobbit Casting Confirmations & More!
Original at Screen Rant
• Thu, Jun 11
Blade 4 with Wesley Snipes won't happen because of legal issues between Snipes and New Line, so del Toro won't be directing it. That's it for now. Stay tuned for more updates on The Hobbit and Guillermo del Toro's many other projects. ... Guillermo Del Toro Confirms Hugo Weaving For The Hobbit… An...
Land of the Lost's Lost Language
Original at io9
• Wed, Jun 10
CA Fromkin went on to invent the far less extensive vampire language spoken in the 1998 film Blade. Fromkin created a 200-word vocabulary for the Pakuni. A good chunk of which survives in this Pakuni-English dictionary reconstructed by LOTL fan Nels Olsen ...
'Pelham' remake raises question: Why not re-do these four films?
Original at USA Today
• Tue, Jun 9
Blade franchise producer David Goyer reportedly has a new variation in development. A modern-day bonus naturally would be advanced special effects and (let us hope, at least) perhaps an ornery voyeuristic streak that '30s Hollywood wouldn't have ...
Blood: The Last Vampire
Original at Klue
• Mon, Jun 8
Finally, a sword-wielding vampire halfling that's not part of the flogged-to-death Blade universe. Welsey Snipes is going to be pissed because the fresh-faced Korean starlet Gianna Jun, AKA Jeon Ji-hyun of My Sassy Girl fame, kicks Blade to the curb ... Vampire battle is Blood sport The Sun
Feige on Marvel's upcoming
Original at Moviehole
• Fri, Jun 5
Australia Blade reboot - Speaking about Marvel properties he'd like to bring to the big screen - mentioning "Ant Man", which Edgar Wright is attached to direct, as well as "Werewolf by Night" and "Doctor Strange" - Feige says he'd like to return to "Blade" one ...
Fang Fiction
Original at Baltimore City Paper
• Tue, Jun 2
For me, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer was a weekly gift letting me watch a sassy-mouthed young woman beat people up in cute outfits. Blade pioneered the super-genius idea to marry martial-arts actions scenes to drum 'n' bass soundtracks. ...
Review: GDT's 'The Strain' unleashed today
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Tue, Jun 2
His “Blade II” with a script by David Goyer (The Dark Knight) featured hellish, non-human vampire creatures that achieved both “cool” and “scary”. The writers make no attempt to disguise them, they are the same creatures that del Toro envisioned and ...
The Unholy Result Of Alien Sexual Abuse Gets A Feature Film
Original at io9
• Sun, May 17
CA Check out the trailer for the female movie version of Blade (Comic Blade not being a vampire/human halfie)! On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling. ...
Cine Cuatro: 'Blade II'
Original at Europa Press
• Wed, May 13
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Vampires, Gabriel Ba ...
Original at Newsarama
• Wed, May 13
NJ Bram Stoker's Dracula is an eternity away from what's happening in Buffy- which proves yet again that Vampires are of the most versatile monsters in history. From historical lore to Lost Boys, from Blade to Twilight, to Vampire Hunter D to Castlevania ...
Is Stephen Dorff headed for a career comeback? If so, why exactly?!
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Fri, Apr 24
- Jeremy Medina, Jeremy Medina He was great in "Blade" and "Deuces Wild" and he's the only reason I've watched Britney Spears' video for "Everytime" about 10 times. Someone already mentioned it but he was GREAT as Deacon Frost in Blade. I felt he should have became a huge star after ...
Wolverine star Ryan Reynolds likes it 'brutal, rugged and ugly'
Original at Coventry Telegraph
• Tue, Apr 14
UK - David Bentley In 2004, he played vampire-hunter Hannibal King (pictured) in Blade:Trinity, the third movie in the Blade series based on Marvel's fantasy horror comics. X-Men Origins: Wolverine stars Hugh Jackman in the title role and is released on April 29 in the ...
Captain Britain and the MI:13 #12 Review
Original at IGN
• Wed, Apr 8
CA Countless writers have struggled to pluck Blade from under the shadow of his cinematic counterpart, and Paul Cornell seems to be the first to wholeheartedly succeed. When you throw in Dracula and a gaggle of vampires plotting on the moon, ...
Tpull's Weekly Marvel Comics Review
Original at Film Fodder
• Sun, Feb 15
Blade is turning into a big ol’ softie over Jacqueline, and they have an amusing exchange, but maybe they’ll move on from the soap opera stuff into something more interesting next issue when they tackle Dracula. by J. Michael Straczynski, ...
Writer Marv Wolfman signs up for DC Universe Online
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Jan 30
By Ross Miller Earlier this week we heard about a secret comic book "legend" joining the DC Universe Online development team. The silhouetted individual was supposed to be revealed at New York Comic Con next weekend. Of course, you didn't expect it to remain a secret until then, did you? The latest issue o...
A new year roll-up for Stephen 'the vampire' Dorff
Original at Daily Mail - UK
• Sat, Jan 3
UK - Jan 3, 2009 He is planning to reprise his most famous role, as vampire Deacon Frost in Blade, for a new trilogy of movies due to begin filming next year. ...
Master Monster Hunter Tournament - Round One Ends; Semifinals Begin
Original at AMCtv.com
• Thu, Nov 20
By Scott Sigler The first round of the Master Monster Hunter Tournament is in the books. The ink is dry on the tournament bracket, the blood has been mopped up and the vampire dust has been swept into neat piles. Out of our Sweet Sixteen competitors, half are relegated to the webpages of history, and we are lef...
Review: Let the Right One In
Original at Book dot Com
• Sat, Nov 8
By filmbook Let the Right One In is not only a satisfying horror film from beginning to end, one of the best entrances in the vampire genre since Blade, Interview with a Vampire and Bram Stoker’s Dracula but a subtle love story that isn’t forced ...
Pacing sidelines for 43rd season; Monroe Jefferson coach got his start while Kennedy was in office
Original at Toledo Blade
• Sun, Oct 12
In Their Words is a weekly feature appearing Sundays in The Blade's sports section. Blade sports writer Steve Junga talked with Marco Cisco, who is in his 43rd season as head coach for the Monroe Jefferson football team. Cisco, 72, is in his 43rd season as head football coach for the Bears. Whe...
CINEMA RETRO ATTENDS LONDON BOOK LAUNCH FOR MICHAEL DEELEY, PRODUCER OF "BLADE RUNNER", "THE WICKER MAN", "THE ITALIAN JOB" AND "THE DEER HUNTER"
Original at cinemaretro.com
• Sun, Oct 5
By nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro) September 30, 2008. Following a glorious digital screening of Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Screen 1 at the National Film Theatre on London's Southbank played host to “Michael Deeley In Converation”. As the producer of Blade Runner (1982), The Italian Job (1969), The Man Who Fell To Earth (...
Podcast: Secret Identity Issue #133.5--Second Helping
Original at Secret Identity
• Tue, Sep 30
By Brian LeTendre Topics covered In This Issue: Movies / TV: Wanted director making Moby Dick; Mass Effect movie in the works; I am Legend prequel coming; Megan Fox in Fathom movie; Depp signs on for Jack and Tonto Boob Tube/Big Screen Blitzkrieg: The Shield; The Office; Z-Rock; How I Met Your Mother; Speed...
Quick Critiques - Aug. 24, 2008
Original at Eye on Comics
• Sun, Aug 24
By Don MacPherson It’s with the latter two segments in the book that this anthology issue goes awry. Both pieces have a supernatural bent, one subtly so and the other overtly, and both are impenetrable stories that are hard to follow or even understand. “The Axe” features a modern man experience the violence...
Comics Should Be Good Top 50 Countdown! - #10
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Sun, Jul 27
By Brian Cronin You have the first appearance Fancy Dan and the Enforcers in Amazing Spider-Man. Anyhow, the first appearance of Blade in Tomb of Dracula #10 is not only notable for the first appearance of Blade, but for being a good comic by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, early in their tenure on the book!
Opinion: Dark horse director
Original at Malaysia Star
• Mon, Jul 7
The Canadian Press Malaysia - Four years ago, Del Toro achieved nominal fame by directing Blade II, the sequel to Blade starring Wesley Snipes; his other earlier works like Cronos and ... Hellboy II' director del Toro takes his demons seriously USA Today
Comic Book Alphabet of Vampires - E
Original at Comics Should Be Good!
• Sat, May 24
By Brian Cronin Blade fought vampires for many years, and after the Montesi Formula destroyed them, he joined the team Nightstalkers, with his fellow former Dracula hunters, Frank Drake and Hannibal King. Then, in a battle with Morbius, Morbius bit Blade, transforming Blade into a “Daywalker,” a vamp...
New Green Arrow Movie Details Revealed; Still Questionable
Original at First Showing
• Tue, May 20
By Kevin Powers Discover More: Discussion, Movie News, Opinions Back in 2007, it was announced that screenwriter David Goyer, who has some serious comic book-adaptation cred (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, the Blade series), had sold Warner Brothers an idea for a movie based on the DC Comics charact...
New DVD Picks of the Week: 'Balls of Fury' & 'Blade Runner'
Original at Cinematical
• Tue, Dec 18
By Monika Bartyzel It has been 25 years since Blade Runner first hit theaters, and now we're getting one hell of an anniversary DVD gift just in time for the holidays. Originally stemming from the mind of Philip K. Dick, the film is a cyber-heavy vision of the future where replicants (human clones) are whipped u...
Wedding Crashers' David Dobkin to Direct The Flash
Original at First Showing
• Sat, Oct 27
By Alex Billington Discover More: Hype, Movie News Hollywood continues to make more and more comic book movies and the one in the headlines today is The Flash. This project has gone through a number of other directors, including Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) and David Goyer (Blade Trinity, The Invisible)...
Ken's Review: 30 Days of Night - A Vampire Film Comparison
Original at First Showing
• Fri, Oct 19
By Ken Evans After Blade (in 1998), vampire movies just haven't been the same. Now don't get me wrong, I have still enjoyed many of the new vampire movies. I loved the Blade trilogy and the two Underworld films, but I miss the classic vampire image ...
Fighter!: Bleach Invades DS, Wii
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Jul 7
By Brian Crecente Hit TV Series Delivers Intense Swordfights in Video Game Debut in North America Bleach: Shattered Blade on the Wii and Bleach: The Blade of Fate on the Nintendo DS is slated for release in fall 2007, just in time for the beginning of the highly-anticipated second season on Cartoon Network.
Music Review: Sam Yahel/Joshua Redman/Brian Blade - Yaya3
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Jul 4
By Pico It's not like these guys are holding back much, either. On the oddly-metered "Switchblade," Redman throws contemplation out the window and just cooks on his solo turn, after which Yahel is calling up the ghost of Charles "The Burner" Earland.
Tyrese Gibson Says 'Luke Cage' Is Still On the Table
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Jun 18
By Christopher Campbell Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Casting, Comic/Superhero/GeekThe last time we heard about Luke Cage, back in February, director John Singleton (Boys n the Hood) said the comic adaptation is developing slowly because of the main character's skin color. Sure, such a statement makes...
Opinion: John Lambshead’s Lucy’s Blade
Original at The SoapVox » Reviews
• Sat, Jun 16
By Vox Oh! BTW….did I mention the whole book is a story being told by Lilith to Lucy’s granddaughter-15-times-removed when they meet for the first time? :) That’s what I meant when I talked about there being a good hook for the book being the first of a series, instead of just a stand-alone book…and...
DVD Review: Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Original at Blogcritics
• Sun, Feb 4
By Daniel J. Stasiewski Had most video game films had the fortitude to take on a substantial narrative, I imagine they would turn out a lot like Shinobi. Shinobi, however, lies outside that genre, firmly placing itself in the fantasy martial arts realm. It’s not Yimou Zhang-level work. Not even close. But Shinobi ma...
Always bet on Snipes
Original at Los Angeles Times
• Fri, Dec 8
By Tim Cavanaugh Here's the clip: Welcome back to the United States, Wesley Snipes. The Blade star has posted bail and will be allowed to return to Namibia to finish filming the futuristic western Gallow Walker. He's due to return January 10 to face charges of...
The Fix: Madonna defends adoption. A warrant out for Wesley Snipes. Plus: Whitney files for divorce, Lohan wants to marry by 30
Original at Salon
• Wed, Oct 18
Warrant out for Snipes: "Blade" actor Wesley Snipes has been indicted on eight counts of tax fraud -- the government is accusing him of not filing a tax return in six years and attempting to collect $12 million in fraudulent refunds. If convicted on all charges, Snipes would face a maximum o...
'Blade' star Wesley Snipes faces jail for alleged tax evasion
Original at Yahoo! News
• Tue, Oct 17
• 3 related articles
Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes was charged with dodging millions of dollars in taxes in an indictment that could see the "Blade" star hit with a lengthy jail term.
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Marvel sharpens 'Blade'
Original at Philadelphia Inquirer
• Mon, Oct 2
With seemingly continual news of yet another comic book being turned into a film, it is worth noting that the genre was in questionable health following 1997's poorly received "Batman and Robin." Back then, many wondered whether Marvel would ever release a decent or successful movie bas...
Podcast: Fanboy Radio #329 - Geoff Johns LIVE
Original at Fanboy Radio
• Wed, Aug 30
One of the most prolific, successful comic writers working today joins FbR for an hour of Q&A, Sub Or Flub & tons of laughs. Geoff is the writer of Green Lantern, Teen Titans, co-writer of Action Comics, 52 all out of DC Comics and writer/producer of Blade: The Series on Spike TV. T...
Fanboy Radio #317 - Eric Yonge & Comic Book Podcast Spotlight
Original at Fanboy Radio
• Wed, Jul 19
The winner of the Marvel Comics Blade Contest joins the show to talk about his work and award. Next is a series of interviews with hosts of other comic book podcasts including John Siuntres of Word Balloon, JM Campbell of Geek 4x4, Chris and Sal of Around Comics, and Charlito and Mr. Phil o...