kick that beat
daily dos
mon 11/2/2009
"B Positive" with Blood Caffeinated Energy Potion. (via Random Good Stuff)
kick that beat
daily dos
mon 11/2/2009
Twilight will be back in movie theaters for one day before the release of "New Moon." (via THR)
Kevin Williamson was terrified of going to high school
quote of the day
fri 10/30/2009
"I always said that the teenage years are just one big horror movie. High school is a horror movie."
- Kevin Williamson, writer for TV show "The Vampire Diaries."
Robert Pattinson says Taylor Lautner is the real star of "New Moon"
quote of the day
wed 10/28/2009
"I'm not the lead in the second film … I didn't have to deal with any of the bullshit of the first one. I don't have to hold the movie or worry about the fans. I think I did it better without all those pressures."
- Robert Pattinson says he’s not the star of the new Twilight film, New Moon.
Snoop Dogg wants to drink blood
quote of the day
wed 10/21/2009
(image via SnoopDogg.com)
"I'd be a hell of a vampire, don't you think?"
- Snoop Dogg says he wants to be in the popular TV show "True Blood."
Vampires vs. Werewolves
versus
tue 10/20/2009
| name | Vampires. | Werewolves. |
| etymology | The 18th century Serbian word "vampir" for "witch." | The Old English words "wer" for "man" and "wulf" for "wolf." |
| become one by | Being bitten by one or drinking its blood. | Being bitten by one and waiting for the next full moon. |
| second chances | There's no going back: you're one of the living dead. | You can inject yourself with wolfsbane before the infection spreads. |
| repel them with | Holy water, a crucifix and/or garlic. | Wolfsbane. |
| identify them | With a mirror: you will not see their reflection. | By cutting its flesh: its fur will be visible in the wound. |
| how to kill one | Expose it to the sun, burn it and/or impale it with a wooden stake through the heart. Severing its head is also effective. | Shoot it with a silver or mercury bullet, drive a stake through its heart. Severing its head is also effective. |
| traditional enemies | Van Helsing, humans and werewolves. | Vampires, humans and werewolves from other clans. |
| first vampire movie | 1922's Nosferatu. | 1913's The Werewolf. |
| most recent movies | Blade, Twilight, Let The Right One In and the forthcoming The Vampire's Assistant. | Twilight series and the forthcoming The Wolf Man. |
| 80's classics | The Lost Boys and Fright Night. | An American Werewolf in London and Teen Wolf. |
| recent TV series | True Blood and Vampire Diaries. | MTV's forthcoming "Teen Wolf" and BBC's Being Human. |
| in music | My Chemical Romance's Vampires Will Never Hurt You. | Shakira's She-Wolf. |
| anime | Vampire Hunter D. | Wolf's Rain. |
| in literature | Bram Stoker's Dracula and |
Alexander Dumas' The Wolf-Leader and Eileen Wilks' Moon Children series. |
| fashion | Goths. | Wolf Hipsters and tank-tops on hairy guys. |
| in video games | Castlevania. | World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. |
| creepiest transformation scene | Interview With The Vampire. | An American Werewolf in London. |
| how to dress as one for Halloween | Black cape, fangs and white makeup. | Fangs, fur and claws. |
Twilight vs. Harry Potter
versus
tue 8/4/2009
| name | Twilight. | Harry Potter. |
| story of | A girl who falls in love with a vampire. | A good boy wizard fighting an evil old wizard. |
| based on | The Twilight romance and young adult fiction novels. | The Harry Potter fantasy and young adult fiction novels. |
| authored by | Stephenie Meyer. | J. K. Rowling. |
| inspired by | According to Meyer, each book was inspired by the classic novels of Jane Eyre, Jane Austen, Shakespeare and Emily Bronte. | According to Rowling, the idea of Harry Potter just "fell into her head" when she was traveling on a crowded train. |
| book series | The four-book series started in 2005. The final one was released in 2008. | The seven-books series started in 1997. The final one was released in 2007. |
| film series | The second film adaptation of the series, New Moon, will be released at the end of 2009. | The franchise is in its sixth film adaptation, the latest being Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. |
| film slogan | When you can live forever, what do you live for? | Evil must be confronted. |
| the good guy | Edward Cullen. | Harry Potter. |
| the girl | Bella Swan. | Hermione Granger. |
| the good friend | Jacob Black. | Ron Weasley. |
| the villians | James and Victoria. | Voldemort and Draco Malfoy. |
| controversy | Some say it contains anti-feminist and pro-life messages. | Christian groups say the series promotes witchcraft among children. |
| movie cameos | Author Stephanie Meyer appears as a restaurant patron in the first movie, Twilight. | Brit-rockers Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) and Ian Brown (The Stone Roses) make brief appearances. |
| from unknown to sex symbol | Robert Pattinson. | Emma Watson. |
| gross revenues | The book series sold over 53 million copies worldwide and is translated into 37 languages. The first film grossed over $382 million worldwide. | The book series sold over 400 million copies worldwide and is translated into 67 languages. The latest film already grossed $641 million worldwide. |
| bet you didn't know | Meyer's husband, Christian, is nicknamed Pancho. | Rowling is the first author to become a billionaire. |
| in the author's words | "I mean, I can't promise that I won't get lonely for the Cullens and come back to them in ten years, but right now I feel really satisfied with where it is." - Stephenie Meyer. | "I cant say I'll never write another book about that world just because I think what do I know, in ten years time I might want to return to it but I think its unlikely". - J.K. Rowling |
| the critics | Writer Stephen King: “[I]n the case of Stephenie Meyer, it’s very clear that she’s writing to a whole generation of girls and opening up kind of a safe joining of love and sex in those books… it’s thrilling… because it’s not overtly sexual." | Writer Stephen King: "Harry Potter will indeed stand time's test and wind up on a shelf where only the best are kept. I think Harry will take his place with Alice, Huck, Frodo and Dorothy and this is one series not just for the decade, but for the ages." |
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