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True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten was home in  Sydney, Australia over the holidays and was clearly the most-wanted man at the Icebergs bash, attracting plenty of attention from the pretty young things who were crammed into the Bondi eatery.

But, aside from a brief boogie and a canoodle with a mystery brunette in a black mini-dress and sky-high heels, it seemed he was otherwise keen to keep to himself at what was his first Icebergs New Year’s Day experience.
“This is absolutely insane,” he told Confidential, surveying the hordes of people dancing on the rear balcony.

Kwanten, who was also spotted eating and knocking back cocktails at North Bondi Italian on Thursday night, left Icebergs about 7pm – accompanied by three pals and his brunette lady friend. Interesting.

http://www.news.com.au

True Blood’s Tanya Wright will attend the The Westchester Library System’s 13th annual African-American Writers & Readers Literary Tea on Monday, January 17, 2011, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Abigail Kirsch’s Tappan Hill in Tarrytown, NY.

Held annually on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, this year’s event features a trio of celebrated African-American women including novelist Dolen Perkins-Valdez, obstetrician and author Dr. Yvonne Thornton, and actress and director (HBO’s True Blood) turned author Tanya Wright.

Tanya will share from her gripping debut novel, Butterfly Rising, a riveting story of two broken women who forge an unlikely, lifelong friendship and their fateful encounter with the mysterious ‘Lazarus of the Butterflies.’ “I hope the message in Butterfly Rising inspires people to believe in their dreams, no matter how far-reaching they may seem,” says Wright.

Tickets for the 2011 Literary Tea are $75 for general admission. This year’s Honorary Chair is Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson, with Co-Chairs Don Simmons and Jackie Boucher. The Literary Tea is in association with the Westchester County Chapter of The Links, Inc. A raffle, with proceeds benefiting African-American programs at WLS’s 38 member libraries, will also be held.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please call (914) 231-3226 or visit www.westchesterlibraries.org.

The Vault wishes Joe Manganiello a Happy Birthday – December 28!

EOnline has listed their top ten dramas of 2010 and they chose True Blood at #5.

This is the description they had for True Blood:

True Blood (HBO) ”But seriously, are vampires even popular any more?” —Joss Whedon

Yes, indeed, vampires remain popular, thanks in large part to Six Feet Under mastermind Alan Ball’s adaptation of the Southern Vampire novels. Sookie (Anna Paquin), Bill (Stephen Moyer) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) are almost as culture-defining these days as Bella, Edward and Jacob, and they’re for damn sure better in bed. (What?! The Twilight kids are all virgins!)

The others chosen were:

1. Lost
2. Friday Night Lights
3. Vampire Diaries
4. Dexter
5. True Blood
6. Sons of Anarchy
7. Grey’s Anatomy
8. Fringe
9. The Walking Dead
10. Mad men

source: eonline.com

Last week, True Blood’s Joe Manganiello was one of the featured stars at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in his home town of Pittsburgh. After the parade, Joe appeared at the Waterfront Town Centre signing autographs to help launch the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle drive for the holiday season.

This video was uploaded by a True Blood fan named Jody and she writes about where she and her friend Natascha can be seen in the video:
“I’m wearing the red coat with my hood up, Natascha is wearing a red hat in line. They also show me taking her picture with Joe at the end.”

source: Jodyk78 – YouTube.com

Alexander Skarsgård, Ryan Kwanten, Joe Manganiello and Stephen Moyer all made the 100 sexiest men alive in 2010 list from People Magazine. People put together a 1:05 minute video of all of those to be considered as the sexiest man of 2010. Look for Alexander Skarsgård at about .17, Ryan Kwanten at about .22, Joe Manganiello .57 and Stephen Moyer at about .20 seconds.  Look for the winner when they announce it on November 17, 2010.

Congratulations to the True Blood sexy men! Click on the video to go to the site to see it.

Below are screencaps of the Alex, Ryan, Joe and Stephen from the video:

Last night, I went with my friend, Pinky to the Australian’s in Film, LA Premiere to see the screening of Patrick Hughe’s Red Hill starring True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten at the Harmony Gold Theater on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, CA.

I had called earlier in the week to request tickets and was lucky enough to get them even though the event was already filled to capacity.

We arrived early because we wanted to be sure to get good seats and to hopefully meet Ryan when he arrived. We did just that. As he arrived, there was a group of autograph seekers awaiting him and he was immediately surrounded by them. Pinky was able to get a photo autographed by him and Ryan was kind enough to pose with us for photos.

 

Ryan then was whisked to the carpet to do the requisite interviews and then, Rutina Wesley arrived and was kind enough to also pose for a picture. She also had her picture taken on the red carpet with Ryan.

 

The Red Carpet photos of Ryan with Patrick Hughes and Clare Van Der Boom and one of Rutina:

 

 

There were other True Blood stars who attended the event last night in addition to Ryan and Rutina. Both Jim Parrack and Lindsay Pulsipher were there and on the Red Carpet.

 

 

Jim is a friend whom I have met several times before. I recently saw his play Terra Haute and it was good to say hello again.

 

Seeing the film.

 

We then went into the theater to view the film.  I had heard really good things about Red Hill after reading many of the reviews and therefore, I expected it to be good, but I had no idea how good.

 

What did I think of the film?

 

Patrick Hughes, who wrote, directed, produced and finally edited the film, did a phenomenal job on almost no money and Ryan’s performance as Shane Cooper is astounding.  In fact, the whole cast was excellent. The cinematography was unbelievable and the landscapes in that part of Australia are quite striking.  It’s hard to believe that they shot this film in just four weeks.  This is truly a testament to excellent planning and a stellar cast and crew.

The story revolves around Shane Cooper, played by Ryan Kwanten, who has moved to this small town because his wife is pregnant and needs peace and quiet.  Well, Shane couldn’t have picked a worse time to arrive in town because a man has just escaped from the local prison and is on his way back to get revenge on the police force of Red Hill who have put him in jail.

While Red Hill may be somewhat predictable at times, there is enough surprise to satisfy the most critical viewer. And, the writing, directing, cinematography and acting are so good that you don’t mind and are happy to go along for the ride.

 

 

After the screening of the film, Patrick Hughes, Ryan Kwanten, and Clare Van Der Boom came up on stage and were asked questions by Sarah Coker.  Patrick Hughes talked about the making of the film and how difficult it was to do because they had so little money.  He was in the process of raising funding right when the economy went sour and even had to take out a mortgage on his home.  I don’t know if this is why the film is so good, but the economic constraints seem to have required them to be thrifty in word and image resulting in a beautifully designed, well acted, well paced and just plain good story.  It’s a western that would stand up with any of the great westerns like that of “Shane” for it’s beautiful landscapes and it’s ability to tell the story with only the essentials and “The Unforgiven” for continuing the theme of “revenge”.

 

Below is an audio from the discussion. In the audio, Patrick Hughes discusses the economy of shooting that was necessary because of their limited budget, how the panther scene was shot and why he prefers to shoot on film instead of going digital. The part about the panther is particularly hilarious.

 

 

I liked the addition of the panther to the story. It was interesting to hear from Patrick Hughes that they filmed a panther in LA in front of a green screen and had to mix the footage of the panther with Ryan in the barn. And, Hughes posed as the panther for Ryan while the scene was shot. Ryan said he had to keep from breaking out in laughter while trying to imagine Hughes as the panther.

 

Below is a short video clip of the Q&A.

 

 

In my opinion, both Patrick Hughes and Ryan Kwanten are people to watch; both are going to be big. Hughes is an excellent director and deserves whatever he gets and Ryan, well you know we all love Ryan and his acting abilities just keep getting better and better. I’d like to say thank you to both of them for being so generous and kind (Ryan, in particular, since he was nice enough to take two photos with me since the first one didn’t turn out). I can’t say enough about how nice both men were and appreciative of the fans. It was a wonderful night that I enjoyed immensely.

 

Lots more photos from this event can be seen in the Photo Gallery.

 

Special thanks to Pinky for helping me get all this great information and especially for holding the camera.

 

CraveOnline has a limited number of tickets available for a special screening of Patrick Hughes’ Red Hill, starring Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse on True Blood), both of whom will be hosting the screening with a Q & A afterwards.

Kwanten stars as Shane Cooper, an Australian police officer who, having just relocated to a small country town, faces off against a deadly escaped inmate on his first day on the job. A stylistic mix of action, thriller and western, Red Hill is set to hit theaters on November 5th, but you’ve got a chance to catch it on October 25th at 7:30pm at Hollywood’s Harmony Gold Theater.

They have ten seats to give away and they’ll be doing so in pairs. To enter, simply send an email to craveonlinecontests@gmail.com with your name and the name of your guest. The first five entrants will be notified immediately and added to the guest list.

source: craveonline.com

Mary Jo (aka Skimom2) has provided her weekly list of the best True Blood quotes below:

I can’t believe that another season of True Blood is over. What’s even more astonishing is that 3 seasons have passed and that season 4 will be in production soon. It was a bittersweet yet powerful finale to a very complex season. Yes, there was a lot of evil going on in this episode but there was also a lot of crazy dialogue going on as well. Speaking of crazy, our favorite fae and waitress Sookie had some intense and jaw dropping lines this week. Did you know that the word fuck was used 24 times in this episode? That’s about a fuck every 2 1/2 minutes! Anyway, I can’t wait to see what the True Blood writing team has waiting for us in season 4. I’m sure the dialogue will be very “bewitching!”

Blood Bytes will be back in June. Waiting sucks!

Russell to Eric – “All I wanted was a couple of goats for my wolves!”

Russell to Eric – “Shut the fuck up and die please!”

Sookie to Bill (as she slaps him) – “You fuckin betrayed me AGAIN!”
Bill to Sookie – “I only pretended to betray you so I could save your life AGAIN!”

Sookie to Bill – “You do not own me!”

Sookie to Russell (as she flings him to the fence) – “You watch your fuckin language!”

Steve Newlin to Nan Flanagan (on TV) – “Was it the right wing who ripped out the man’s spine on television?”

Tara to Sam – “Maybe that’s because you always wake me up barkin in your sleep.”
Sam to Tara – “There’s a reason for that!”
Tara to Sam – “Do not tell me your a fuckin werewolf!”
Sam to Tara – “I’m a shapeshifter!”
Tara to Sam – “Shut the fuck up!”

Pam to Eric – “Eric, do the world a favor and let that little fuck fry!”

Tara to Sam – “Do you think bein’ a shapeshifter is somethin’ you should tell a person before you sleep with them?”

Tara to Sam – “I wish I could just reboot and be a completely new person!”

Pam to Eric – “Eric, he killed your family- rip off his fuckin head!”

Eric to Russell (as Russell’s’ fang pops out after losing one) – “Well that’s humiliating. I’ll take that!”

Sookie to Russell – “Don’t even think about it bitch!”

Sookie to Eric – “I’m not gonna babysit this psycho while you guys take a nap!”

Sookie to Bill – “I really don’t want to look at your face right now or any one of your faces for that matter! Go crawl back into your holes you creepy cold freaks!”

DEA officer to Andy – “This here’s blood enough for a 100 doses. That’s a lot of hard on’s, enhanced athletic performances, spontaneous healing…..”

Maxine to Hoyt – “Oh sweet Lord she bit him!”

Summer to Hoyt -”Dear Hoyt. I’ve known you ever since safety patrol and you helped me cross the street everyday…..”

Maxine to Hoyt – “If you think I’m going to sit back and watch you throw your life away on a red headed dead girl you are surely mistaken!”

Hoyt to Guidance Counselor – “Shut up! You’re not even a real therapist. Everybody knows you got a bottle of Malibu rum in your desk so shut up!”

Hoyt to Summer – “I wish you the best husband in the world but it ain’t me!”

Russell to Sookie – “Miss Stackhouse I’d like to propose a deal.”
Sookie to Russell – “Oh! This oughta be good!”
Sookie to Russell-”Steppin around the fact that your word is worth as much as tits on a turtle! What else?”
Russell to Sookie – “One million dollars!”
Sookie to Russell – “Five!”
Russell to Sookie – “Two!”
Sookie to Russell – “Seven!”
Russell to Sookie – “OK five!”
Russell to Sookie – “I will kill Eric Northmann and Bill Compton both or neither or just one of your choosin”
Sookie to Russell – “Both! And your house in Mississippi. I like that house!”
Russell to Sookie – “You don’t know what its like to drink your blood- paradise, arcadia, nirvana…..”
Sookie to Russell (as she sprays him with silver) – “That’s enough out of you!”

Calvin to Jason – “We don’t need your fuckin help. We’ve been fine on our own for a long time.”
Jason to Calvin – “Is that so? ‘Cause I see a lot of people who look dirty and hungary, and kids who probably ain’t in school and several people who obviously got dental issues!”

Hotshot boy to Calvin – “Here you go Uncle Daddy Calvin!”

Andy to DEA officer – “Need me to do anything on this end?”
DEA officer to Andy – “Run to the store and grab me a pack of Luckys!”
Andy (under his breath) – “Asshole!”

Rev. Daniels to Tara – ” I suppose someone taken all my pants!”

Rev. Daniels to Tara – “Your mother was just helping me with my sermon…..”

Lettie Mae to Tara – “I’m gonna be a Minister’s wife!”

Ginger to Sookie – “Are you sure you’re not hungry? I can make you a peanut butter and butter sandwich.”

Sookie to Alcide – “Don’t be such a good guy right now!”
Alcide to Sookie – “I can’t help it if I’m a good guy.”
Russell to Sookie – “Yeah, Yeah. Every full moon he turns into a wolf and kills and eats his prey!”
Alcide to Russell – “Rabbits and squirrels, not people!
Russell to Alcide – “Details!”

Sookie to Bill – “I feel safer protecting myself since I now know that I’m basically vampire crack!”

Eric to Bill and Alcide – “If you two have finished eye fucking each other, can we go?”

DEA officer to Andy – “Now I gotta call fuckin New Orleans. Tell them what a clusterfuck you got up here! Sons of bitches, backwater hicks! Where’s my Luckys? Somebody bring me my Luckys!

Jason to Andy – “Sometimes the right thing to do is the wrong thing and I know I did the right thing.”

Lafayette to Jesus – “You a witch, who’s a nurse, who’s a dude. Holy shit, I guess I lucked out there now!”

Bill to Russell – “Wrapped in silver, encased in cement. You won’t be goin anywhere for at least a 100 years.”

Russell to Bill – “A 100 years? That’s nothin to me. That’s a nap!”

Bill to Russell – “You as mad as a fuckin hatter!”

Godric to Eric – “You make me bleed my child.”

Russell to Eric and Bill – “You will regret this!”
Eric to Russell – “Maybe. Right now it feels fuckin good!”

Bill to Eric (as he handcuffs him) – “When fate presents one with such a grand opportunity what else is one to do!”

Hoyt to Jessica – “People become ministers on the Internet so what’s keepin me from becomin a Minister and marrying us myself.”

Bill to Sookie – “Russell is gone.”
Sookie to Bill – “Thank God for small favors!”

Bill to Sookie – “I have never loved, nor will I ever love as I have loved you!”

Eric to Bill – “What about you letting 2 psychos beat her within an inch of her life so you could feed her your blood the night you met…..”
Sookie to Bill – “Get out of my house! Don’t ever come here, don’t ever call me, don’t ever talk to me EVER! You manipulated me into falling in love with you!”
Bill to Sookie – “It is who you are Sookie not what you are that I love, who I will love always until I meet until I meet the true death!”
Sookie to Bill – “LOVE! You don’t even get to use that word! I rescind my invitation…..”

Eric to Bill – “I want my phone back!”

Sookie to Eric – “You too! Get the fuck off my porch and out of my life!”
Sookie to Eric – “Go back to hell where you came from you fuckin dead piece of shit!”
Eric to Sookie – “I’m sorry to see you suffer like this. I thought you had the right to know.”

Pam to Eric – “Did you kill him? Please tell me you killed him ’cause I’ll never get all the cement out of my hair!”
Eric to Pam – “I gave him a much worse punishment.”

Pam to Eric – “Ruben tried to kill me by the way. I took him out!”
Eric to Pam – “Oh great! On top of everything I’m out an assassin!”

Pam to Eric – “I have zero patience with that shit!”

Tommy to Sam – “I can’t fuckin read!”

Sophie Ann to Bill – “We’ll side step your recent defection…..for now!”
Sophie Ann to Bill – “Tell me, do I make a good widow?”
Bill to Sophie Ann – “You are a vision!”
Sophie Ann to Bill – “Bill, don’t be such a sour puss!”
Sophie Ann to Bill – “I’ve waited centuries for find a true fae. I can’t wait to feel the sunlight on my skin again. Maybe I’ll get a yacht!”
Bill to Sophie Ann – “I do have another surprise for you. Only one of us will leave this house.”
Sophie Ann to Bill – “You dare challenge me! I’m twice your age!”
Bill to Sophie Ann – “Yes- but I have nothin left to lose!”

Sookie (crying and talking to Gran’s grave) – “I miss you. I’ve never felt so alone!”
Claudine to Sookie – ” Sookie you’re not alone. Come with us!”

The Vault wishes Evan Rachel Wood (Queen Sophie-Ann Leclerq) a Happy Birthday – September 7!