AUTHORS & BOOKSKimberly Swan reviews Moonstone by Marilee Brothers. "Allie Emerson is introduced to her psychic powers when she fiddles with the TV antenna and takes an unexpected tumble against an electric fence on her way down." (Darque Reviews)
Review of Karen Chance's Midnight's Daughter. "Dorina Basarab (Dory) is the daughter of a human mother and vampire father making her a dhampir and an outcast in both worlds." (Paranormal Romance Reviews)
Interview with Leslie S. Klinger, editor of The New Annotated Dracula by Bram Stoker. "The biggest myth is that sunlight is anathema to vampires. Dracula is seen numerous times in the daylight, wholly unaffected, although his powers are supposed to wax and wane with the hour. This myth was invented by (filmmaker F.W.) Murnau in Nosferatu and has been slavishly followed in many subsequent films. " (The Columbus Dispatch)
Review of Anna Windsor's Bound by Light. "There is a doozy of a villain, very creepy, as this is the climax of the overall arc of the trilogy. " (The Good The Bad The Unread)
List of some 2009 paranormal and fantasy releases from Tor publishers, including Magic's Design by Cat Adams and Gail Dayton's New Blood. (Romance Junkies)
Jaclyn Tracey blogs about her upcoming release, Eden's Rose. "Serina finds out the hard way it’s not so much what you wish for, but more importantly, how you wish for it, when a young man gets delivered to her door ravaged and left for dead from a vampire attack." (Dayana Knight)
Amberkatze interviews and has a contest with Chris Howard, author of the upcoming Seaborn. "Corina Lairsey's a college student from California whose body is taken over by an old seaborn sorcerer, and she must fight, bargain, do what she has to do to get her self back." (Amberkatze's Book Blog)
MOVIES & DVDSInterview with Taylor Lautner, who plays Jacob Black in "Twilight." "Easygoing with a near constant smile, Taylor seems comfortable in his skin, although he has this disconcerting jiggly knee thing he calls 'my worst habit.' He twists his hip, styled-but-messy hair with his fingers a lot as he talks." (Grand Rapids Press)
"Twilight" fans boosting tourism in Forks, Washington. "'We had a wonderful summer thanks to the books by Stephanie Meyer,' said Marcia Bingham, Forks Chamber of Commerce executive director." (Peninsula Daily News)
Stephen Dorff will reprise his role in "Blade." "Stephen played evil bloodsucker Deacon Frost in the 1998 movie which starred Wesley Snipes in the title role. Stephen is thrilled to revive the Frost character with Blade director Stephen Norrington." (Sunday Mall)
GRATUITOUS VIDEO OF THE DAY
I just caught a bit of the original BBC version of "Eleventh Hour" with Patrick Stewart. (There's an American remake, but I haven't had the chance to watch it.) He's always fabulous. He was partnered with the delightful Ashley Jensen, who plays Christina on "Ugly Betty."
And this is just for fun.
9 comments:
LMAO! I never saw that little Jean Luc song and dance bit!
So, Patrick Stewart is in the BBC version of Eleventh Hour, and we have Rufus Sewell in our version. Damn, I have to admit that's a tough choice. I watched last weeks premiere. I don't know about the story line, but I ADORE Rufus Sewell as both an actor and as eye candy. Which I can also say about Patrick Stewart- he's so intense yet has that twinkle in his eye, and I find that sexy as hell. Besides, the last episode of TNG-- he walks out of his quarters wearing his jammies and walks away from the camera--- world class buns on that man. ;-D
Hey, Bev, I flipped on the tv during a writing break and could not stop watching "The Eleventh Hour" with Patrick Stewart. My favorite part was when he asked his cop companion to shoot a restaurant owner who was too cheery.
I think Rufus Sewell is a wonderful actor, but always misused. I hate all of Jerry Bruckheimer's productions, so it's no surprise that his version of "Eleventh Hour" sucks. Try to rent "Middlemarch" with Rufus Sewell for a period piece; "The Taming of the Shew" for his hilarious update of Shakespeare; or "Dark City," for a noir sci-fi flick.
Oooh, I'm glad you like The Eleventh Hour. I'm on wait to get it as I haven't seen it. I'm rather happy though that the library has the UK version. That way I can see that one before I ever give the US version a go.
He did a version of Taming of the Shrew?! Oh, that I've GOT to see! I first encountered him in A Knight's Tale, which is one of my top movies of all time, and even though he was the villian, I found him mesmerizing. Although based on that first episode of Eleventh Hour, I don't think he's being used well again. Although, just having him in the show elevates it.
Oh, and btw...
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More Norrington and Blade? Sweet! I can't wait to see what kinda stories they'll have for Deacon Frost before the first Blade movie.
"Eleventh Hour" was on this weekend on BBC America. I saw the American version this past Thursday. It was pretty good. It was weird hearing Rufus' American accent, but he was great in it.
LOL, Jane, how could I forget his accent? Actually, he did a damn good American accent (no surprise), but yeah, I missed his lovely British accent.
Lol OMG love Patrick Stewart!!!!
Wicked, Jerry Bruckheimer is all gratuitous, sexualized violence and car chases, so I wasn't expecting much from the U.S. version.
Rae, it's been so long since I watched blade that I forgot which one Norrington was. I'll have to see it again.
Jane, both the chick in "Fringe"
and Rufus are sort of squashing their voices down to do American accents. Weird.
Bev, I prefer his British accent! The "Shakespeare Retold" with Rufus and Shirley Henderson is fabulous, one of the best versions of "The Taming" that I've ever seen. Sparks fly.
Ladytink -- stay tuned for more Patrick Stewart.
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