True Blood: Comic-Con Trailer.
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If you’re anything like me, at the end of Season 1/start of S2, you’d have been disappointed that the corpse inside Bellefleur’s car wasn’t Sookie bloody Stackhouse. The end.
I’m Penny B. Dreadful, and you’ve been shit.
No, I’m only kidding… today.
…Ok and now for the spoilerriffic disclaimer – if you haven’t started watching True Blood, haven’t seen all the way to the end of Season 1, or haven’t started Season 2 DO NOT READ ON! You’ve been warned…
Yes indeed, the stiffened, rigor mortis-fused corpse was that of Miss Jeanette; the con-artist, drug store employee who “exorcised” Tara and her Jesus-alco mum, Lettie Mae. Now, here’s my first gripe: Tara is shocked to the core at the discovery that the corpse was once Miss Jeanette and, for fear of her mother finding out and relapsing (Tara’s mum seems to have been earnestly cured of her psychotic alcoholism), is very reluctant to tell the police that she in fact knew Miss Jeanette. But all it takes is a few friendly words from her beady-eyed best friend and, contrary to the moments leading up, she goes with the police without a second thought. But, whatever. Maryann, that sultry brunette will make it all better for Tara…
Poor love; Lafayette the flamboyant, prostituting, drug-dealing, short-order cook has been kidnapped and held captive by the vampire-sheriff and Fangtasia owner, Eric Northman, in a dark, dank basement, with a few other humans; including one of the rednecks who was involved with burning three vamps in the previous season. Eric feeds off and kills the redneck, spraying his precious hair (which is covered in ‘foils’, in the middle of being dyed) and Lafayette with blood. Amusingly, Eric is concerned that his hair’s dye-job has been ruined; a nice touch considering that he’s a fairly unoriginal, if not boringly cliched, broody vampire that we’ve all seen done to death, in S01.
Sam hires a clumsy, new waitress named Daphne, who incidentally reminds me a bit of Sookie – I think there’s something in that – and understandably becomes skittish of Maryann’s presence, if his flashback is anything to go by… It’s revealed that Maryann is something Other (though I wouldn’t have a clue what), and poor Fido only finds and freaks out, during cherry-popping-coitus with her.
Now, I’ve had a feeling right from the start that Maryann’s a little, shall we say, dodgy? It seems that the good looking women in True Blood end up either being Something Preternatural, or killer-fodder. (Yeah, you read my mind… “if only Paquin was good looking, not psychic and not the protagonist”……. ) Clearly, Sam’s K9 instincts are bang on about this woman-thing, and clearly, she’s trouble for anyone who lets her in. Let’s just hope that Tara keeps that hard head of hers, screwed securely on her shoulders. Speaking of Tara, just briefly, I’m not sure what to make of the charming Eggs (person, not noun, don’t blame me). One thing’s certain though, the fact that he’s one of Maryann’s can only lead to complications for Tara.
Jason Stackhouse as you may recall from S01, went to jail and found God. Specifically, The Fellowship of the Sun, “God hates fangs” church found him. His naiveté and heartfelt desire to be with God set him in good stead with Steve and Sarah Newlin; the church’s sickeningly square leaders who in turn, invite Jason to join their leadership camp in Texas, where he will have an opportunity to really learn how to hate vamps in God’s name.
The Newlins are, as I said, sickeningly square – and their plot (if my writer’s hat is on correctly) can only go one way; verrrrry dark..
Vampire Bill and Sookie’s relationship becomes a little strained as Jessica, Bill’s vamprogeny (yeah, I made that word up) hits a kind of undead puberty, with angsty teenage tantrums and moods to boot. Add to this Sookie’s discovery that Bill was involved in her nasty, sexually abusive Uncle Bartlett’s death and you’ve almost got dramatic tension between Buffy and Angel!! – Er, I mean man-jaw and tin man. Oh don’t worry, they have some unnecessarily overexposed, gratuitous make-up sex (this vamp doesn’t lose his soul!!) and all is fine again in Sunnydale. I mean, Bon Temps…
This time I mean it; I’m Penny B. Dreadful, and you’ve been shit. Ciao.
I love photographing every aspect of Melbourne and documenting every nook and cranny of this wonderful vibrant and visual city. But the true heart of Melbourne, her true spirit lies in her alleys and side-streets. Here are a few of my fave shots from the past couple of months…
Born Of Black Wind Fire And Steel more info here
That One Last Ride more info here
The Babes Of Caledonian Lane more info here
The Essence Of Melbourne more info here
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Let me get started by saying this: I can’t stand Anna Paquin. Yep, her beady little eyes and her tomb-stone, gap-toothed mouth make my eyes water and my mouth purse as if I’m eating a very sour lemon and deliberately squeezing its juice into my eyes.
Looks aside, despite the fact that she won an Oscar as a little girl for that Piano film (which incidentally, I never watched), and most recently a Golden Globe for her Sookie (apt name – because she is a bloody ‘sook’*) Stackhouse; this kiwi ain’t got nothin’ that ‘does’ it for me, acting-wise.
*(For the international, non-Aussie readers, the word ‘sook’, according to wiktionary.org, means “A moaner, complainer, or person refusing to see the mirth in a joke made at their expense; A sulk or complaint; (Scottish) To suck”)
We all know she was only cast in the X-Men films because she’s got a hard little body that looks acceptable in a catsuit – and let’s face it, when looking at “talent” like her or Megan ‘club thumb’ Fox (actually, don’t even get me started on her), apparently that counts for everything, and excuses any lack of actual craft.
So. From day one, I (the only viewer of True Blood that counts in my world) had to work very, very hard to find one, ONE redeeming quality that would make me sympathise (or even gods forbid, side with) the True Blood protagonist, behind Paquin’s faux-innocent, infuriatingly coquettish, absent, wooden man-jawed face.
But I’m here to review True Blood Season 2, and they say that people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, so I’m going to retreat back to my bat-cave and be quiet now…
-PBD
The drums are beating louder and louder – and it is getting closer and closer to October for the scheduled release of Spike Jonze’s adaption of ‘Where The Wild Things Are’.
Wow!
Over the weekend, Apple released the third and new trailer, as well as an amazing little featurette featuring some behind the scenes footage as well as author Maurice Sendak.
Anticipation is certainly growing and yours truly needs to get his much planned ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ tattoo-sleeve before the film’s release!
Check it all out in glorious HD over at Apple, visit the official Wild Things site and do make sure you check out Spike’s blog.
Wild!
…some snippets that were revealed at this year’s Comic-Con.
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Talk about a mind-blowing double-header. Slayer and Megadeth – two of the bands that defined the thrash/metal genre – will perform together for the first time ever in Australia and New Zealand when they co-headline six shows in October
Both Slayer and Megadeth have recently emerged from the recording studio with brand new albums – Slayer’s World Painted Blood, due out later this year, and Megadeth’s Endgame set for a September 11th release.
Slayer and Megadeth will be well-warmed up for the Australian/New Zealand dates, as the bands co-headlined the “Canadian Carnage” trek in June, marking the first time the bands had shared a stage in more than 15 years. According to various Canadian press outlets: “It was a night of thrash impossible to trash…” “Tales about war, death, destruction, Satan, aliens and serial killers have never been so much fun…” “The two heavy metal heavyweights …went head-to-head on a level playing field. Both bands brought their A game. And the results were anything but pretty – unless you include pretty freakin’ loud and pretty freakin’ awesome.”
Few bands come close to matching the intensity that Slayer brings to its live shows, having been named “Best Live Band” by numerous media outlets including Revolver, SPIN, and Metal Hammer. Slayer – guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, vocalist/bassist Tom Araya and drummer Dave Lombardo – recorded World Painted Black in Los Angeles between October 2008 and April 2009 with Greg Fidelman producing and Rick Rubin executive producing. Fans around the world were given an early taste of the brutal new Slayer material when “Psychopathy Red,” a song inspired by the heinous Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who confessed to savagely murdering 56 children, was leaked online last Fall. Fans in Australia and New Zealand will be treated to Slayer performing “Psychopathy Red” live on stage.
With over 20 million albums sold worldwide, the icon that is Megadeth culminated the past April with Dave Mustaine’s acceptance of the highly coveted “Golden God” accolade and the band’s headline performance at the inaugural Revolver Golden Gods Awards in Los Angeles. Megadeth – lead guitarist/lead vocalist Dave Mustaine, lead and rhythm guitarist Chris Broderick, bassist James Lomenzo and drummer Shawn Drover – recorded Endgame, their 12th studio album in Los Angeles with Andy Sneap. Known for their ferocious live show, Megadeth will once again bring this intensity to their loyal throng of Australian and New Zealand followers.
Tickets on sale Monday 10th August 2009
Monday 5th October Logan Campbell Centre Auckland
www.ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK (842538)
Wednesday 7th October Riverstage Brisbane
www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100, Rocking Horse 07 3229 5360
Thursday 8th October Hordern Pavilion Sydney
www.ticketek.com.au 132 849, Utopia Records 02 9571 6662
Friday 9th October Festival Hall Melbourne
www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100, Festival Hall Box Office 288 Rosslyn St West Melbourne
Sunday 11th October Thebarton Theatre Adelaide
www.venuetix.com.au 08 8225 8888
Tuesday 13th October Challenge Stadium Perth
www.ticketmaster.com.au 136 100
Armed with a useless fine art degree, Lucy Toes strode out into the world of creative pursuits with a sharpie in one hand and a baseball bat in the other. A fan of all things subversive and strange, Lucy has a passion for art and architecture with a twist of the bizarre.
Having recently returned from an 8 year sojourn in London playing with the all-girl punk band, the Toes, Lucy is rediscovering her erstwhile hometown, Melbourne. A daughter of an English father and a Turkish mother, she was moved to the strange land that is Australia aged 10 and has always had a dueling fascination and aversion to the streets and icons of the city.
A lover of light and dark in all things, Lucy looks forward to getting down and dirty with the slime, crime and grime of the city and sharing her experiences with you.
Fresh off the boat in a confused, breathless state, watch the town come alive through her skewed and slanted eye.
Apple’s Final Cut Studio Gets The Thumbs Up From Boing Boing.
As this is a suite I use every day at my work, gotta say I am excited about some of the new features. Xeni from Boing Boing sums it up all nicely!
Jane’s Addiction’s management has confirmed that percussionist Stephen Perkins has been admitted to the Infectious Disease Ward at Cedar’s-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles for treatment of an infection in his elbow. Doctors expect to keep him there for the next few days for further diagnosis and observation while anti-biotic treatment continues.
The reformed original line-up of Jane’s Addiction had been on their first world tour in over 17 years and had just returned to Los Angeles from a successful European leg when the mysterious infection was discovered after Perkins noticed severe swelling and pain building in his elbow.
Regretfully the group’s Australian tour, due to start on Saturday, is forced to be cancelled at this time.
