Vampires bleeding us dry Nov 19, 2009
Why can't the Vampires and Werewolves just fight their eternal battle as per Underworld (mmm Kate Beckinsale and Rhona Mitra). Off to alloy some silver to my head chopping tools. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Play 'eurydice' is a must-see Oct 16, 2009
An old Greek myth gets a fresh interpretation in Sarah Ruhl's version of "eurydice," the classic story of Orpheus following his dead wife into the Underworld. Fresno City College director Chuck Erven says Ruhl's interpretation -- which casts the lead character as a famous singer-songwriter -- is written as if the playwright has "filtered the myth through 'Alice in Wonderland' and Cirque du Soleil," resulting in a singular theatrical vision that is funny and deeply affecting. (Fresno Bee)
Whiteout (2009): A Review Sep 12, 2009
Kate Beckinsale (Underworld) plays U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko who, at the end of a long two years, is more than ready to ship out to a warmer post ... Suspension of disbelief is required, especially in believing that the waif-like Beckinsale is a street-tough U.S. Marshal who can outrun and outfight hardened criminals, but it s no harder than picturing her as Lycan-killing Selene in the Underworldmovies. (Suite101.com)
Beckinsale makes the most of 'Whiteout' Sep 12, 2009
It suggests her English rose complexion and the milky white skin she bares in the Obligatory Kate Beckinsale Shower Scene, a staple of Kate's post-"Underworld" action films ... Beckinsale has had plenty of filmmaking challenges over the years - especially in the "Underworld" movies - but nothing like this ... Beckinsale has had plenty of filmmaking challenges over the years -- especially in the "Underworld" movies -- but nothing like this. (Fresno Bee)
Review: `Beckinsale on Ice' in `Whiteout' Sep 11, 2009
Beckinsale has shown flashes in films like "The Last Days of Disco," "Laurel Canyon" and "Snow Angels," but her blockbuster efforts such as "Underworld" and "Whiteout" feel like desperate grabs for above-the-line stardom. Surely by now, she's earned the right to avoid unnecessary shower scenes. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Some frozen stiffs, but few chills in ‘Whiteout’ Sep 11, 2009
Beckinsale is her usual lovely and brittle self, but it says something about this capable British actress that she can go slumming in the funkiest of genre films - the Underworld series, the tatty motel horror film Vacancy - without ever appearing to enjoy herself. Why does Beckinsale keep taking these roles. (Boston Globe)
Kate Beckinsale Braves The Freezing Cold For 'Whiteout' Sep 11, 2009
While films like "The Golden Bowl," "Nothing but the Truth" and "Laurel Canyon" have underperformed, the "Underworld" films have coupled with "Van Helsing" to make her the queen of fanged, sexy cinema. This week, Beckinsale returns with "Whiteout," an ice-cold thriller based on the beloved 1998 comic book of the same name. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Ten most beautiful stars Sep 9, 2009
Kate Beckinsale starred in 'Pearl Harbour' alongside Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett in 2001, and was cast as vampire Selene in 'Underworld' and 'Underworld: Evolution. The classic British beauty also does some modelling work and raises a daughter. (iAfrica.com)
Whiteout Set Visit Aug 29, 2009
For surely, only those who have spent weeks on a film shoot in the frozen north of Canada could truly appreciate the art of frozen-booger removal -- a feat which the Underworld star apparently mastered while making the graphic-novel adaptation. Based on the Oni Press comic by and Steve Lieber, Whiteout stars Beckinsale as the sole law-enforcement agent stationed at a research base in Antarctica. (IGN FilmForce)
Autumn Movie Preview 2009 Aug 25, 2009
But anything with the Underworld star and IGN's first Babe Election President is worth the wait. Release Date: September 18. (IGN FilmForce)
Collapse of civilization, with every human infected or dead Aug 20, 2009
Or Kate Beckinsale in Underworld. Yeah, give me a stone-cold vampire babe any day over some flesh-falling-off-the-bone zombie. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Underworld Revisited Aug 11, 2009
IGN: Underworld Goes Deeper ... Underworld Goes Deeper ... August 10, 2009 - Who knew that when stepped into that leather suit and started battling the Lycans that the Underworld series would have been so successful. (IGN FilmForce)
DVD Report: This week's new releases Aug 9, 2009
There s ultimately no flash but a lot of grit on display, as the film takes the gutter atmosphere of Leigh s Naked and applies it to underworld drama. Uncomfortably lurid at points, but thoroughly convincing. (Boston Globe)
* PLANET POP Jul 13, 2009
The 35-year-old star of films like Pearl Harbor, Underworld and Van Helsing was not in court for the settlement of her action against Express Newspapers, the Press Association reported. Her solicitor said that the story in the Express last month was entirely false and had caused considerable embarrassment and harm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Beckinsale awarded libel damages Jul 10, 2009
Beckinsale starred in Pearl Harbor and the Underworld movies. Actress Kate Beckinsale has been awarded 20,000 libel damages over a newspaper claim that she had been dropped from a remake of Barbarella. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Daily TV and radio guide Jul 3, 2009
Underworld: Evolution 9 p.m. (FX). The vampires and werewolves continue their feud in this gory sequel. (Boston Globe)
Ep. Review: 2-and-a-Half-Star Wars ... May 14, 2009
Back at the Aqua Teens', Meatwad reports the incident, and Master Shake claims seeing Carl's "moon" caused the transformation, and that Drew is a werewolf, then shows off his standee of Kate Beckinsale from the movie Underworld ... Shake, dressed like Kate Beckensale in Underworld, tries to slow-motion dive over Drew and shoot him. (Suite101.com)
* Clash of the monsters Mar 20, 2009
Tricked out in leather and heavy metal hair, the British actor Michael Sheen takes a lively break from his usual high-crust duties to bring wit, actual acting and some unexpected musculature to the goth-horror flick Underworld: Rise of the Lycans The film, a prehistory to the first two Underworld movies, rewinds time to when the werewolves, or Lycans, led by Lucian (Sheen), began rattling the chains clamped on them by their vampire masters, a louche crowd that answers to Viktor (the British... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
And the loser is… Feb 22, 2009
All but one were beaten by Underworld: Rise of the Lycans which does not even have Kate Beckinsale in it. The Oscars are not supposed to reward popularity, the Academy s defenders retort. (The Economist)
Why horror sequels wear out their welcome Feb 7, 2009
The third Underworld movie is here. Rhona Mitra steps into the third "Underworld" sequel ... Pretending that needless complications are the same thing as serious filmmakingI will see Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. (MSNBC -- Movies)
