Blade / an Alliance Atlantis release of a New Line Cinema presentation, an Amen Ra Films production in association with Peter Frankfurt, a Stephen Norrington picture ; produced by Peter Frankfurt, Wesley Snipes, Robert Engelman ; written by David S. Goyer ; directed by Stephen Norrington.
Publisher:
Alliance Atlantis,
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 120 minutes) sound, color 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Blade and Deacon Frost characters created for Marvel Comics by Marv Wolfman & Gene Cohan. Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. Special features: Audio commentary by actor/producer Wesley Snipes, actor Stephen Dorff, writer David S. Goyer, director of photography Theo Van de Sande, production desiger Kirk M. Petruccelli and producer Peter Frankfurt; isolated score with commentary by composer Mark Isham; "La Magra:" featurette includes story's evolution with deleted scenes and alternate ending; "Designing Blade:" view the development of the production designs, make-up and special effects featurette; "The origins of Blade:" exploration of dark comics featurette; "The blood tide:" a look at vampire mythology and real-life blood rituals featurette; "Pencil to post:" pencil sketches through production designs featurette; "House of Erebus:" uncover the heritage of the twelve tribes in the ancient vampire ruling council featurette; cast and crew biographies and filmographies; original theatrical trailer. DVD-ROM content: Original screenplay: access any scene in the movie directly from the early draft and print any section, or the entire screenplay; Blade highlights from the 1998 ComiCon convention; Web access links and more Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue.
Summary:
Blade is a tortured soul who is half man, half immortal who has dedicated his life to destroying a notorious Nosferatu. He sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of Whistler, his mentor, guardian and fellow hunter of the night. When the bloodthirsty Immortals' vampire lord, Deacon Frost, sets out to destroy the human race, Blade becomes humanity's last hope for survival.
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